Deep Dive” is a in-depth podcast / video essay series with the stars & creative team behind an exceptional piece of filmmaking. 


BARBIE, from left: Ryan Gosling, Margot Robbie, 2023. ph: Jaap Buitendijk / © Warner Bos. / Courtesy Everett Collection
The creative team behind “Barbie” breaks down how they built the film’s box of more than just toys.

"Andor"
Watch how creator Tony Gilroy’s vision of a factory town pushed to rebellion was brought to life with subtle, clockwork precision by the “Andor” filmmaking team.

Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain in Showtime's George and Tammy
The stars and creative team behind Showtime’s limited series explain how they recreated decades of country music.

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Morfydd Clark stars in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"
The cast and crew behind Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” discuss the creative choices that went into making a series that is by and for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Mackenzie Davis in Station Eleven
Creator Patrick Somerville joins director Jeremy Podeswa, the crafts team, and cast discuss how the show’s timelines and themes come together in Episode 10, “Unbroken Circle.”
Succession Season 2 Finale
Creator Jesse Armstrong, director Mark Mylod, the craft team, and cast discuss setting the Roys — and, most importantly, Kendall — adrift in the Season 2 finale, “This Is Not for Tears.”
Watchmen
Creator Damon Lindelof, co-writer Cord Jefferson, director Stephen Williams, and more discuss how an unanswered question from the original “Watchmen” became some of the most formally adventurous TV ever made.

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'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'
Craft Considerations
Watch how “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” team brought the terror of Sauron to the second season of the Prime Video series.
X Men 97
Craft Considerations
Watch how head director and supervising producer Jake Castorena shaped the animation of “X-Men ’97” to fit a ’90s style in HD.
'True Detective: Night Country'
Craft Considerations
Watch how “True Detective: Night Country” cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister, costume designer Alex Bovaird, and VFX supervisor Barney Curnow brought the show’s story through the Arctic Circle.
'Winning Time'
Craft Considerations
Find out how the Emmy-nominated director, cinematographer, costume designer, and visual effects supervisor brought their A-games for the star-studded affair.
'Only Murders in the Building' Season 3
Craft Considerations
How the Hulu comedy’s team swooped in to create an entire Broadway musical, from original song and dance to costumes.
'Mary & George'
Craft Considerations
Watch how cinematography, costumes, and hair and makeup helped turn a true story into a ravishing period piece.
Tokyo Vice
Craft Considerations
For its second season, the Max drama became even more expansive in recreating Tokyo in the 1990s.
'3 Body Problem'
Craft Considerations
Production designer Deborah Riley, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier, sound designer Paula Fairfield, and composer Ramin Djawadi share how they crafted a consequential threat to human existence.
Hoa Xuande in The Sympathizer, shown here standing in a cell with wooden walls, wearing a plain brown uniform
Craft Considerations
Watch how the cinematography, production design, and costume design of the HBO limited series all create a world in which The Captain cannot rest.
Walton Goggins as the noseless Ghoul on Fallout Prime Video
Craft Considerations
Director Jonathan Nolan, composer Ramin Djawadi, and cinematographer Stuart Dryburgh tell IndieWire how they achieved both the intimate and the epic on the Prime Video series.