The Ankler

The Ankler stands as the premier brand of Ankler Media, which was established in January 2022 under the leadership of Janice Min, CEO and editor-in-chief, alongside Richard Rushfield, who serves as the editorial director and chief columnist. Recognized by the New York Times as a "hit Hollywood newsletter" and featured in Fast Company's list of "9 Newsletters That Make You Smarter," The Ankler newsletter began in 2017 and rapidly gained attention as a leading voice in entertainment industry coverage. Founded by seasoned journalist Rushfield, it offers a clever and incisive alternative to conventional trade reporting, quickly becoming a grassroots favorite among industry professionals, often referred to as the weekly "Memo to Hollywood."

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☀️AMAZON Bets On Faith-Based Biz with New SVOD Service

2 days ago | theankler.com | Sean McNulty

Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya likeor email me [email protected]),and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Where I gotta say . . . my concern for the next generation is starting to get a little dire. No, not in Hollywood (you’ll always have A24, kids) — more just uh, in life.
☀️GOOGLE Connected TV Pullback as Ad Rates Tumble

3 days ago | theankler.com | Sean McNulty

Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya likeor email me [email protected]),and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Where if you had any doubt as to where the money would be coming from to pay college players — rest assured, mom and dad . . . it’s you.
Sean, Katey & Chris: The 'Elio' Oops

4 days ago | theankler.com | Sean McNulty |Katey Rich |Christopher Rosen

Sean McNulty, Katey Rich and Ankler deputy editor Christopher Rosen are shaking their heads over the weekend’s biggest box-office story: Elio’s struggle. The Pixar animated movie opened with just $21 million in North America, the lowest debut total ever for a Pixar release.
'Afraid': ICE Raids Shake Hollywood’s Immigrant Workforce

4 days ago | theankler.com | Elaine Low

I write about TV from L.A. I interviewed a top agent-turned-manager about his take on the TV marketplace, reported on the boom in microdramas and wrote about how L.A. sound stages are scrambling as SoCal production dwindles. Reach me at [email protected], Series Business readers: With everything going on in the world, I wouldn’t blame you if you were having trouble focusing on — checks notes — making TV shows right now. Abroad, there are very loud overtures of war.
☀️'Elio' Stumbles; 'Dragon' Eats Surging Zombies

5 days ago | theankler.com | Sean McNulty

Afternoon! This is Sean McNulty (connect with me on LINKEDIN here if ya likeor email me [email protected]),and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on SUNDAY, June 22, 2025. Where someone please change the “We’ve had no new foreign wars in X days” sign out front when you have a sec. But now that the FCC has at least 3 members again, it’ll start to “refresh the record”on the 39% of the U.S. population reach cap for local TV station owner conglomerates.
🎧 Brian Tyree Henry Needed a Rest. Then He Read 'Dope Thief'

6 days ago | theankler.com | Katey Rich

Brian Tyree Henrywasn’t ready for another TV show, and he really wasn’t ready for another TV show in which he had to hold a gun or deal with grief. Henry, who was raised in Fayetteville, North Carolina and Washington, D.C., and attended the Yale School of Drama after graduating from Morehouse College in 2004, broke out in 2016 on Atlanta in an Emmy-nominated role, earned an Oscar nomination for the Jennifer Lawrence drama Causeway and starred on the action-heavy series Class of ’09.
'Top Gun' to 'F1': Jerry Bruckheimer on the Art of the Blockbuster Banger

1 week ago | theankler.com | Rob LeDonne

I write about where music and Hollywood meet. I interviewed Billy Idol, The Last of Us composer Gustavo Santaolalla and spoke to White Lotus composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer about his feud with show creator Mike White.
‘Andor,’ ‘The Last of Us’ & Sci-Fi Shows That Went Political This Year

1 week ago | theankler.com | Katey Rich

Today’s the end of my 5-part series about the major trends dominating Emmy season — I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have! ICYMI, I talked about billionaires puppeteering the president, shows putting L.A. in the spotlight, ambitious cinematography that got everyone talking and the on-and-offscreen pairings that made TV feel like one big reunion.
Reunited on TV: Tina Fey, Luke Kirby, Walton Goggins on the Joy of a 'Fun Hang'

1 week ago | theankler.com | Katey Rich

This week, with Emmy voting fully underway, I’m bringing you a five-part series about the overarching trends I’ve noticed among a lot of this year’s best television shows. TV is a deliberately broad, something-for-everyone medium. Still, there are undeniable connections that emerge each year, revealing what’s on the mind of Hollywood and what it believes the audience might be thinking, too.
Coup on the Croisette: Creators, Brands & the Gen Z Remix of Entertainment

1 week ago | theankler.com | Natalie Jarvey

I write about the creator economy at Like & Subscribe, a standalone newsletter that’s being sampled for a limited time for paid subscribers to The Ankler. I reported on the writers’ civil war at Substack, wrote about the boom in microdramas and covered the talent war between Netflix and YouTube. Send me tips, memes and ideas at [email protected] I see you at the du Cap?