When I spoke with veteran British actor Paterson Joseph across two subsequent early mornings (for me, that is — it was late afternoon for him), we began with him asking me questions. Specifically, he wanted to know about Collider, and its audience, and whether or not I had a sense that American audiences were tuning into Noughts and Crosses, the BBC series based on books by Malorie Blackman, which had just made its debut on Peacock. As the first (and perhaps only) American journalist Joseph was talking to about the show, I was disappointed to not be able to give the …

A behind-the-scenes deep dive into Episode IX.