From Stranger Things to Mindhunter, the top-shelf casting directors at Netflix institute a highly deliberate checklist when choosing our favorite stars

Part of what draws us to a new series is the cast of actors. And part of what keeps us watching are those actors’ performances. So, compiling the right ensemble for a Netflix show is very important. The people on screen are not selected by a director or...

Shelbia Jackson is the first Director of the DeKalb Entertainment Commission. Prepare to be entertained

DeKalb County creatives and businesses supporting film, television, music and digital entertainment have a new friend. Shelbia Jackson has been named the first Director of the DeKalb Entertainment Commission (DEC). Launched last year, DEC is charged with attracting and expanding the entertainment ind...

Catapulted to fame by his role as Mike Hanlon in the 2016 reprise of It, multitalented Atlanta native CHOSEN JACOBS is taking another joyride on the Stephen King train with Hulu's Castle Rock

OZ: We know you first and foremost as an actor, but you also saw a bit of musical success with your It-inspired single, “The Losers.” Are you currently working on an album?

CJ: I won’t classify it as an EP or LP, b...

For The Resident's CATHERINE DYER, an innate, steely standoffish-ness has translated into a standout film and TV resume 

Projecting as loudly as possible over the cacophony of traffic at a busy intersection near her Eastlake home, Atlanta-raised actress Catherine Dyer stirs her midday coffee with a deliberate, measured intensity and lasers her ice-blue eyes directly into those of her interviewer. “My m...

I’ve been doing public relations and marketing here in Georgia for about 30 years now. I love what I do, and I’ve made an effort over time to work in as many different industries as possible. So that’s translated to working with attorneys, financial services firms, private schools, nonprofits, sporting events like the Super Bowl and the Olympics, small tech startups, and even a turkey farm.

Along the w...