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The 100‘s Eliza Taylor makes her first appearance as Hannah Carson on NBC’s Quantum Leap season two episode three. “Closure Encounters” is set to air on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.

Raymond Lee leads the cast as Ben Song, Caitlin Bassett stars as Addison Augustine, and Ernie Hudson returns as Herbert “Magic” Williams. Mason Alexander Park plays Ian Wright, Nanrisa Lee stars as Jenn Chou, Eliza Taylor is Hannah Carson, and Peter Gadiot is Tom Westfall.

Episode three guest stars include Alison Thornton as Carrie Baker, Ashlee Grubbs as Melanie, Louis Herthum as Sheriff Woodrow Morgan, and William DeVry as General Austin Murray.

“Closure Encounters” Plot: Now a government agent, Ben investigates unexplained extraterrestrial activity. After a mysterious incident in New Mexico, two young girls’ lives are on the line. Ben meets Hannah Carson (Taylor), who may be more than she appears.

Raymond Lee as Dr. Ben Song...

The 90’s were “very overbranded and just ridiculous,” says Melissa Walker, the costume designer for Hulu’s comedy “PEN15” starring Anna Konkle and Maya Erskine. “Luckily we had an amazing clearance team because so much of that is what really allows the nostalgia to flow with this show.” Watch the exclusive video interview above.

“Anna, Maya and I were going through old photos and yearbooks,” Walker explains while discussing her research process. “I bought about 50 Y2K magazines. It was equally important to revisit these trends but then to also be able to take this large school and subdivide it into the different cliques. Maya specifically wore more hand-me-downs and was a few more steps behind the trend. We wanted to make sure we had the array of characters within this school setting.”

SEEAnna Konkle interview: ‘PEN15’

In addition to focusing on which clique each character belongs to, the socio-economics...

As production designer of the Hulu series PEN15, Grace Alie didn’t need to go far for research and inspiration. Along with a crew that also grew up in the early 2000s, Alie was able to work off their personal experiences to recreate their childhoods. Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle created and star in this cringe comedy series on Hulu, where they play 13-year-old versions of themselves, aside actual 13-year-old actors, in 7th grade in the early 2000s. Due to budget constraints in season one, location scouting was the biggest challenge. After the success of the first season, Alie was able to build replicas of the sets on a stage, which brought its own set of challenges.

Deadline: What was the research process like and how much inspiration came from the memory of your own childhood?

Grace Alie: Well, a lot of it came from my memory. I’m...

A funny thing happens during Season Two of Hulu’s middle school comedy Pen15. Or, rather, it’s a not-so-funny thing, but a very interesting one.

You may recall that Pen15 stars thirtysomething actresses Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle (who created the show with Sam Zvibleman) as 13-year-old versions of themselves, opposite genuine middle schoolers. It’s a familiar sketch-comedy device — on SNL alone, everyone from Gilda Radner to Mike Myers to Amy Poehler played recurring kid characters — and the show’s first season leaned into the absurdity of two...

"Do you see her, too?" OceanWizard has debuted a full Us trailer for the film The Radiant One, a mystery thriller indie feature from writer/director Kristopher Dolphin. This psychological thriller is about a troubled man who turns himself in, believing he's harmed others but is at war with himself over the facts surrounding his quest for clarity and a brush with supernatural phenomena. There's much more going on in this, which the trailer points out better than describing everything in it. Dan Shaked stars as Ridley, and the full cast includes: Peyton McDavitt, Lindsey Cruz, Ashlee Grubbs, Toni Blair, Isaac Rhino, Sean Patrick Flaherty,, Alexander Dolphin, Karyn Anderson, and Kevin Flaherty. This looks a bit odd and also somewhat creepy, with weird things going on, but give it a chance and check it out. Tell us what you think. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Kristopher Dolphin's The Radiant One,...