Kerry Ehrin: Last News

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorSPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about major storylines in Apple TV Plus’ “The Morning Show.”When Gugu Mbatha-Raw read the first two episode scripts for “The Morning Show,” her character Hannah’s story wasn’t clear. But then she got on a call with executive producers Mimi Leder and Kerry Ehrin.“They basically pitched me the whole of Hannah’s arc over the phone, which was amazing just to hear obviously,” Mbatha-Raw says on Thursday’s episode of the Variety and iHeart podcast “The Big Ticket.” “I felt like it was such an important story and kind of a challenging storyline, but a necessary one, that’s so topical culturally.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterDuring a panel titled “Showrunner Superpanel: where do we go from here” at the virtual edition of the BANFF World Media Festival, a roster of some of the top shows on television talked about their journeys to Hollywood.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn The Morning Show, production designer John Paino was tasked with designing the set for a show within a show, embracing the chance to dive into a world he’d never before explored.Created by Jay Carson and Kerry Ehrin, the drama centers on a popular breakfast news program broadcast out of New York, which is rocked to its core when one of its longtime anchors is fired, due to accusations of sexual misconduct.An Emmy nominee behind such prestige series as Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies, Paino is always compelled by the notion of a new design challenge.