The Hollywood Masters
Personal. Provocative. Hollywood's greatest successes reveal the secrets behind their careers.
- 2017-2018
- 3 seasons
- Netflix
- Documentary
Personal. Provocative. Hollywood's greatest successes reveal the secrets behind their careers.
Season 1 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2017
Episode 1
Clint Eastwood
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 32 mins
Clint Eastwood shares his extraordinary journey from surviving a plane crash as a young G.I. to becoming one of the most revered actor-directors in Hollywood.
Episode 2
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 35 mins
Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about her approach to preparing for a role, a critical personal process that has rewarded her with nine Emmy Awards.
Episode 3
Amy Adams
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 31 mins
She wants to play Elphaba in Wicked when she is "clearly a Glinda." Amy Adams opens up about her struggling days as an actress and her remarkable five Academy Award nominations.
Episode 4
Ice Cube
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 32 mins
Ice Cube came straight out of Compton - and went straight to the top of Hollywood. The actor-producer-musician walks us through the hope and heartbreak of his improbable career.
Episode 5
Billy Bob Thornton
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 34 mins
Sling Blade propelled him to an overnight stardom he wasn't prepared for. Billy Bob Thornton takes us back to his early days, his relationship with Angelina Jolie, and a career that has taken him from Sling Blade to Bad Santa.
Episode 6
Alfonso Cuaron
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 32 mins
As a budding director in Mexico, Alfonso Cuaron refused to buckle to the system. That individualism proved key to such hits as Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Children of Men and the Oscar-winning Gravity.
Episode 7
Alan Horn
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 36 mins
When Alan Horn failed to become an Air Force pilot, little did he know he was destined to become one of Hollywood's most influential studio executives.
Episode 8
Judd Apatow
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 39 mins
As a teen, he made Steve Martin laugh with an angry fan letter. Today, Judd Apatow is making the world laugh as one of the most talented and funny people in Hollywood.
Episode 9
Ethan Hawke
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 33 mins
Ethan Hawke loves theater as much as film. His craft is as spiritual to him as life itself, a philosophical approach that has served the four-time Oscar nominee well.
Episode 10
Norman Lear
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 32 mins
Norman Lear was a World War II veteran before he started writing scripts, a perspective that helped him break pop-culture stereotypes and create history on American television. The legendary producer/philanthropist shares his journey.
Episode 11
George Miller
Tue, Aug 1, 2017 34 mins
Medical doctor George Miller drove 600 miles across Australia on a moped just to attend a film workshop - a fitting start to the racing cars and trucks in his Mad Max series.