SERIES PREMIERE: When Ryan Murphy moved from FX to Netflix, this was the kind of series he and the streaming service had in mind. It’s glitzy, easily promotable, and aggressively “woke,” even though it’s set in 1930s Hollywood. As a tale of starlets and handsome young men with dreams of stardom, and of studio heads and scribes with their own ambitions and secrets, Hollywood feels very, very much like a modern version of Bracken’s World. But since hardly anyone remembers that 1969-70 TV series, Murphy may get away with it – and, as always, he finds ways to reward veteran actors with some truly juicy parts. In this case, the beneficiaries include Patti LuPone and Holland Taylor. Hollywood is no Feud: Bette and Joan, Murphy’s previous and much better foray into Hollywood lore, but, like its young cast, it looks good. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.

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Eric

Sorry to be pedantic, but don't you mean Fox rather than FX?

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