Tess Patton

Josh Scherer's YouTube series “Last Meals” began as a tongue-in-cheek look at his dream death-row meal, but has evolved into a deeper exploration of grief, mortality and existential reflection. For its 100th episode, TheWrap’s @tessspatton sat down with Scherer to discuss how he transformed themes of food and death into an original talk show. Read the full story: thewrap.com/creative-conte…

Inside the future of Hollywood 🎬 No trailers. No hierarchy. No wasted time. On this micro-drama set, everyone—from PA to lead—is working side by side, shooting entire storylines in a single day and turning around full series in just over a week. TheWrap's Tess Patton visited sets around L.A. to explore what this billion-dollar, phone-first industry actually looks like behind the scenes.

#OneBattleAfterAnother or #Sinners? The staff of @TheWrap makes their final #Oscars best picture predictions ⭐️

Netflix CFO Spencer Neumann says the company's new podcast division saw high mobile engagement in Q1, and video podcasts overindex on mobile vs. shows and film (@tessspatton / The Wrap) thewrap.com/media-platform… #a260304p15" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mediagazer.com/260304/p15#a26…

Microdramas are racing toward an $11 billion payday, but the phone-first boom hides a darker reality: formulaic, often whitewashed casting, breakneck nonunion production schedules and graphic content that actors describe as exploitative, all fueled by freemium cliffhangers that can cost viewers $40 just to see how a story ends. As Hollywood flirts with the format’s explosive growth, the industry’s next “big thing” increasingly resembles a content mill, prioritizing volume and monetization over creative risk, worker protections and raising questions about who actually benefits from microdrama’s meteoric rise. Read the full analysis from @KaylCobb and @tessspatton: bit.ly/3Z9VH9p

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EXCLUSIVE: Disney Megadeal - Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Idina Menzel Score $60 Million Packages for 'Frozen' 3 and 4 thewrap.com/frozen-3-4-kri…

No industry is safe from artificial intelligence. Not even podcasting. There are already 175,000 AI-generated podcast eps across platforms thanks to Inception Point AI, a startup with just 8 employees cranking out 3,000 episodes a week. Read it @TheWrap: thewrap.com/ai-podcasts-ho…

Nearly Half of All LGBTQ+ Characters Will Disappear From TV Next Season, GLAAD Study Finds thewrap.com/glaad-where-we…

Colleen Hoover has had a tremendous early run, with four films in three years, including the blockbuster hit of “It Ends With Us” that performed 14x its budget. But is she the next Nicolas Sparks or a flash in the pan? Read my analysis for @TheWrap here: thewrap.com/colleen-hoover…

SPOILER ALERT: Jinny learned the hard way that Seadown has not changed as she might have wished after her time away in “The Buccaneers.” Immy Waterhouse breaks down Jinny's emotional episode and that surprise Episode 6 death. thewrap.com/the-buccaneers…

Brittany Snow is eager for viewers to judge the sexy antics in "The Hunting Wives," telling TheWrap her mixed feelings about the show moving to Netflix. The twisty thriller follows the Bostonian's provocative entry into Texas society: thewrap.com/the-hunting-wi…

Fergie made a brand new London Bridge music video for 2025 with Meg Stalter 😭

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Season 3 Trailer Teases Belly Walking Down the Aisle thewrap.com/the-summer-i-t…

@TheWrap hosted its first Women in Comedy Emmy Showcase yesterday. Read my take on the panel spotlighting #AbbyElliott, #ChristaMiller, #WendiMcLendonCovey, #BrendaSong, moderated by @WhitneyCummings. And check out TheWrap's social for my carpet interviews thewrap.com/women-of-comed…

Could Paramount chairwoman Shari Redstone actually face bribery charges if she settles Trump's $20 billion "60 Minutes" lawsuit? Three senators think yes, but the legal experts I spoke to said it's unlikely: thewrap.com/shari-redstone…

Benito Skinner Says ‘Overcompensating’ Finale Cliffhanger Was Loosely Based on His Own Life thewrap.com/overcompensati…

Celebrate 5 years of "party 4 u" with the #Overcompensating soundtrack:

#WrapPro: When #EricaSimpson returned to her Paliskates skate shop four months after it was destroyed by the #Palisades wildfires, little progress had been made in clearing her lot. Read more: thewrap.com/avril-lavigne-…