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Jackie Strause

Managing Editor, East Coast

Jackie Strause manages the breaking news team out of the New York bureau, covering 24/7 entertainment news and industry reporting. In addition to editing, she also writes TV feature stories and interviews with stars and showrunners. She came to THR.com in 2015 and is among the 2022 LA Press Club awards winners for THR's TV coverage on The Live Feed. Jackie previously worked on the digital teams at Yahoo and The New York Post. She graduated from the University of Maryland, with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

‘Vanderpump Rules’ Stars Raquel Leviss, Scheana Shay Film Reunion Amid Restraining Order

Vanderpump Rules stars Raquel Leviss and Scheana Shay filmed the highly anticipated season 10 reunion on Wednesday, despite legal action being taken between the co-stars, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Questions swirled leading up to the Bravo reunion show about whether or not the co-stars could film together after Leviss filed a temporary restraining order against […]

‘Succession’ Star Brian Cox Doubles Down on Method Acting Criticism

Brian Cox leaned into his now well-known views on Method acting during a late-night visit to promote the final season of Succession. The veteran Scottish actor, who plays patriarch Logan Roy on the hit HBO series, has publicly expressed his disapproval of the immersive acting approach ever since the viral New Yorker profile on his […]

‘Yellowjackets’ Theories and Burning Questions: A Refresher for Season 2

[This story contains spoilers from the first season of Showtime’s Yellowjackets.] The Yellowjackets are not OK. The finale of Showtime’s hit survival drama Yellowjackets has left viewers in a collective state of worry for the present-day characters played by Melanie Lynskey, Juliette Lewis, Tawny Cypress and Christina Ricci. After the past timeline showed the audience […]

Kelly McCreary Leaving ‘Grey’s Anatomy’

Grey’s Anatomy is saying goodbye to another one of its own. Kelly McCreary, who has played beloved doctor Maggie Pierce, the half-sister to Ellen Pompeo’s Meredith Grey, for nine seasons, is departing the hit ABC medical drama. Her farewell episode as a series regular will air April 13. “After nine seasons, I am saying goodbye […]

Melanie Lynskey Reveals Husband Jason Ritter’s Role in Her ‘Last of Us’ Arc

While promoting the upcoming season of Yellowjackets, Melanie Lynskey shared a behind-the-scenes fact about her much-talked-about guest role on HBO’s The Last of Us. Lynskey appeared in a two-episode guest role in the hit video game adaptation’s first season, which just released its finale. Lynskey played Kathleen, a leader of a Kansas City-based revolutionary movement […]

Clea DuVall on Coming in for Key Finale Storyline in ‘Poker Face’

[This story contains spoilers to the season one finale of Poker Face, “The Hook.”] When Natasha Lyonne reached out to Clea DuVall about a pivotal role on Poker Face, it was an easy ask. “She just texted me and said there was this role she wanted me to play and, would I be able to […]

Betty Gilpin Takes on an All-Powerful AI in ‘Mrs. Davis’ Trailer

Betty Gilpin goes up against Mrs. Davis — the most popular algorithm in the world — in the trailer for her new Peacock series. In the first official footage of the sci-fi comedy from Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, the GLOW and The Hunt star makes her introduction as Simone, a nun who is given […]

Christina Ricci Reveals a Specific Change for Her Character in ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2

Christina Ricci is aware of the fandom around Yellowjackets. During a visit to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Ricci admitted that she and her co-stars on the hit Showtime series felt the pressure when filming season two, which premieres March 24. “Everybody was terrified,” she told host Stephen Colbert of the cast, which also […]

Amid ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Cheating Scandal, Lisa Vanderpump Asks Viewers to Wait for Answers

Bravo called in the boss to weigh in on the viral frenzy surrounding the Vanderpump Rules offscreen drama that has been rocking the Bravo-verse. On Wednesday, when Lisa Vanderpump flew to New York for a last-minute appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live!, the Vanderpump Rules reality star, executive producer and restaurateur had a […]

How the ‘Poker Face’ Finale Sets Up Charlie Cale for Season 2 and Beyond

[This story contains major spoilers to the season one finale of Poker Face, “The Hook.”] The hook brings you back. Going into the finale of Poker Face, showrunners Nora and Lilla Zuckerman had warned The Hollywood Reporter to keep an eye out for all of the “hooks.” And that Easter egg hint panned out with […]

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 Trailer Ushers in the Darkness Following That Tragic Finale

The Yellowjackets have brought back the darkness. The trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Showtime’s hit survival drama Yellowjackets features the adult characters having a realization: There was something dark out there in the wilderness — and they brought it home and are still dealing with it 25 years later. In its first […]

‘Sex/Life’ Boss Weighs In on Most Talked-About Scenes and Future Plans for Netflix Series

[This story contains spoilers to the season two finale of Netflix’s Sex/Life.] The second season of Sex/Life may have ended with happily ever after, but creator and showrunner Stacy Rukeyser says there is still much more story to tell. The steamy Netflix drama starring Sarah Shahi ended its six-episode sophomore season by reuniting Billie Connelly (Shahi), now […]