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Presumed Innocent's O-T Fagbenle Talks About Stealing Scenes Without Saying a Word
After years of nice-boyfriend/husband roles on everything from The Handmaid's Tale to Loot, the English actor reinvented himself as an unscrupulous district attorney on AppleTV+'s hit legal thriller.
By Corey Atad
Culture
Presumed Innocent's Scott Turow Is the Best Legal-Thriller Writer Ever to Approach the Bench
The lawyer-novelist whose work inspired the AppleTV+ series isn't as prolific as his peers, and his books have spawned fewer blockbusters, but for decades he's been a writer's writer hiding out in the airport-lit game.
By Abe Beame
Culture
The Boys Is Hitting Eerily Close to Home
The season 4 finale brought the show’s uncomfortable alignment with real events full circle.
By Frazier Tharpe
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The Acolyte Creator Leslye Headland Breaks Down the First-Season Finale
Headland talks Fight Club homages, what’s next for Mae and Osha and The Stranger, and the iconic guest star who left her “starstruck.”
By Esther Zuckerman
Culture
How The Acolyte’s Manny Jacinto Brought Sexy Back to Star Wars
“I think baby oil goes a long way,” the Sith Lord heartthrob tells GQ about turning the internet’s collective knees to jelly. “Baby oil and wet hair.” With The Acolyte’s first season all wrapped up, Jacinto talks training for those breathtaking fight scenes, what he learned after getting cut from Top Gun: Maverick, working with Lindsay Lohan on Freaky Friday 2, and what he hopes to do in season two.
By Yang-Yi Goh
Culture
House of the Dragon Is a Show About People Who Suck at Playing the Game of Thrones
All the characters vying for control of Westeros on the HBO spinoff have one thing in common: They keep making disastrous unforced errors. A breakdown of the show's biggest bumblers.
By Gabriella Paiella
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We Love That Guy: A GQ Appreciation of Our Favorite Character Actors
They may not rack up Oscars or appear on magazine covers, but they're on the A-list in our hearts. A salute to the “That Guy” actors who spend their careers quietly, underratedly making every movie better.
By Gabriella Paiella, Frazier Tharpe, Alex Pappademas, Sam Schube, Shea Serrano, Patrick Monahan, Jesse Hassenger, Esther Zuckerman, Chris Cohen, William Goodman, Abe Beame, Matthew Roberson, and Eileen Cartter
Culture
Zero Day, Starring TV Newcomer Robert De Niro, Looks Like Netflix's Next Big Prestige Hit
It's a star-studded conspiracy thriller with De Niro as a beloved former U.S. president who returns to combat a global crisis.
By Jack King
Culture
The Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2024
With the return of Squid Game, Industry, Pachinko, Slow Horses and Umbrella Academy, plus new offerings from Marvel and DC—and much more—it's looking like a great year to stay inside and stream.
By Lucy Ford and Jack King
Culture
Talking Shark Week 2024 With Marine Biologist Austin Gallagher, Who's Studied Great Whites From Inside a Fake Whale Carcass
The Discovery Channel producer-presenter takes time out from chasing hammerheads to discuss balancing scientific research with entertainment value, why shark attacks are reportedly on the rise, and what to wear in the water to avoid becoming chum.
By Katie Philo
Style
Here's Why The Bear Season 3 Featured So Many Incredible Watches
“In fine dining culture and in chef culture, watches are actually a huge thing,” the show's prop master tells GQ.
By Adam Cheung
Culture
House of the Dragon’s Ewan Mitchell Teases Aemond Targaryen’s ‘Call to Greatness’ After This Week's Shocking Climax
Episode four of the HBO drama’s second season finally made good on dragon-on-dragon warfare, with the one-eyed Targaryen at the center of the action.
By William Goodman
Style
The Bear’s Marcus Brooks Has a Gourmet Collection of New Balance Grails
The beloved pastry chef has been cooking up some serious heat this season, and not just in the kitchen.
By Adam Cheung
Culture
Lionel Boyce on Marcus's Eulogy in The Bear's Emotional Finale
Boyce's Marcus gets one of this season's most profound character arcs, throwing himself into creativity after the death of his mother. The actor talks about Bear conspiracy theories, Sydney and Marcus' relationship, and embracing non-negotiables.
By Iana Murray
Culture
House of the Dragon's Sex Scenes Aren't Just About Sex
Like Game of Thrones, the hit spinoff doesn't shy away from graphic depictions of sexuality—but what's really laid bare in these scenes is the twisted psychology of the show's kinslaying characters.
By Tim Brinkhof
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How Joel McHale Brought His ‘God-Given Talent’ for Playing Assholes to The Bear Season 3
What started as a quick cameo in season one grew into a confrontation at the heart of season three.
By Abe Beame
Style
Menswear Is Having a Miranda Hobbes Moment
Corpcore workwear. Nineties-style suits. Ties for days. The style legacy of Sex and the City’s most misunderstood character is everywhere right now.
By Daisy Jones
Culture
Why Reality TV Survives and Survives
GQ columnist Chris Black talks to critic Emily Nussbaum about her new book, Cue the Sun!, a history of reality television, and blows Emily’s mind with the story of his own secondhand brush with reality-TV fame.
By Chris Black
Culture
The Bear Season 3's Heartbreaking High Point ‘Napkins,’ Broken Down by Liza Colón-Zayas
The Bear's “Bear Mom” on being directed by Ayo Edebiri and her cathartic scene with Jon Bernthal.
By Iana Murray
Culture
A House of the Dragon Twist Brings Back a Fan-Favorite Cast Member
Breaking down the lore behind this week's surprise cameo.
By William Goodman