Jessie Buckley

A drama star by accident, Buckley shines

This wasn’t supposed to be Jessie Buckley’s life, you know.
It was supposed to be all-music. She would do concerts and musicals, just as she’d been doing since she was a kid in County Kerry.
Instead … she’s a noted Shakespearean. “I am as surprised as everyone else,” Buckley (shown here) – starring with Josh O’Connor in a beautifully crafted “Romeo and Juliet,” at 9 p.m. Friday (April 23) on PBS – told the Television Critics Association. Read more…

“Fargo” is here — at last

The world seemed to conspire against there ever being another “Fargo” mini-series.
The first three – spread over four years – drew waves of praise. There were 53 Emmy nominations, a Peabody Award … and lots of Hollywood admirers. “I thought it was easily the best thing on television,” Chris Rock told the Television Critics Association.
But there was a three-year delay, while writer-producer Noah Hawley was busy making “Legion.” He finally started a fourth “Fargo,” to debut this April 19, with Rock (shown here) starring. Actors gushed, critics praised … and then, with three episodes left to shoot, there was the COVID shutdown. Read more…