GoneTrending

Cordae’s comeback continues today with the reflective video for “Dream In Color” from his newly released EP, Just Until…. The video is shot in DIY style, following Cordae and his crew as they wander the streets of Los Angeles, stopping at city landmark Jim’s Burgers (hell yes, that’s a landmark, and any real Angeleno will tell you so) for a quick bite before continuing their explorations.

“Dream In Color” is Cordae’s second video from Just Until… after the sentimental “More Life,” as well as his second video of the year overall. Before releasing the EP, Cordae closed out 2020 with videos for “The Parables,” “Soda” with DJ Scheme and Ski Mask The Slump God, “Freeze Tag” with Dinner Party and Snoop Dogg, and “Gifted” with Roddy Ricch. The handful of releases followed a name change after he left the YBN crew and spent much of 2020 working on a follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut, The Lost Boy. He also turned up at the US Open, where he cheered on his girlfriend, champion tennis star Naomi Osaka.

With two songs down from his four-song EP, the question now is whether the next video we see from him will be from Just Until… or the long-awaited Lost Boy follow-up.

Watch the “Dream In Color” video above.

Cordae is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Although it’s widely accepted among reasonable folks that “cancel culture” isn’t necessarily as dangerous as some people with big platforms have made it out to be, it does seem apparent that social media call-outs for problematic behavior have become the new de facto status quo. In a new interview with Sunday Times in the UK about his recent partnership with Puma, Jay-Z addressed the question of whether he foresees an end to the present state of affairs: No way.

“You can’t give someone a microphone for 24 hours a day and [have them] not think they have to use it!” he explained. However, he expressed sympathy for younger social media users who may not have the best grasp of the situations they’re being asked to address. “These kids, it’s unbelievable. Imagine having a microphone and you’re asked about social justice questions at 18 years old? It’s like, ‘What? I’m meant to know the answer, and if I don’t answer the correct way, if I don’t say everything right, even if my intentions are right, and I don’t say the same right thing, it’s going to be everywhere.’”

He doesn’t think he’d be on social media much, even if his rise had come along 20 years later. Meanwhile, he expressed his own views on some of the most pressing social issues being debated online. “As a human race we’re still on basic things,” he said. “We’re still on Stop Asian Hate. We can’t sit and cry over spilled milk, but we do have to acknowledge that there’s milk, right?… it’s very frustrating. Are we here today? No. Are we further than 50 years ago? Yes.”

You can read the full interview here.

The Portland Trail Blazers boasted a 29-18 record at the end of March. By any objective definition, that 47-game run was a monster success for Damian Lillard and company, and Lillard was showered with deserved praise, including MVP murmurs.

Since then, however, the Blazers haven’t been quite the same and, with a deeper look, that was almost entirely foreseeable. Portland is just 3-10 in April, losing their last five games and nine of the last 11 overall. That seems like a sharp regression, to be sure, but the Blazers were also unsustainably “hot” in certain ways to compile the aforementioned 29-18 mark.

Portland was outscored by 10 points in the first 47 games, which is very difficult to do when a team wins 29 of those 47 contests. Some of that can be attributed to a borderline impossible +32.7 net rating in situations defined as “clutch” by NBA.com through the end of March. In short, the Blazers were awesome in high-leverage situations and, even on a team with Lillard, that wasn’t going to hold up in the long term.

On cue, Portland is just 1-5 in those same “clutch” situations in April, leaving their overall metrics to do the work. For the full season, including the 29-18 start, the Blazers have the second-worst defensive rating in the NBA, giving up 116.1 points per 100 possessions. That is virtually untenable, even for a team with a legitimately potent offense, and Lillard is enduring his worst shooting month (37.1 percent from the floor) in April as he battles injury and a massive workload.

In examining Portland’s supporting talent, it isn’t entirely surprising to see them compile an unsightly defensive profile, but that is also worrisome on the biggest stage. The Blazers face one of the most difficult remaining schedules in the NBA, and that begins with a six-game road trip on Tuesday. From there, Portland finishes with a treacherous trio of games at the end of the season against Utah, Phoenix and Denver, meaning they need to right the ship well before then.

At present, the folks at FiveThirtyEight still make the Blazers a significant favorite to reach the playoffs, and that is backed up when examining their place in the Western Conference standings, sitting in 7th a game back of Dallas to avoid the play-in and just a game ahead of the 9th place Spurs. Still, there are rumblings of the “hot seat” surrounding head coach Terry Stotts and, in an almost annual tradition, the whispers are beginning on how the Blazers should move forward after a middling campaign. Portland can quiet some of that noise with a strong finish but, with a negative point differential for the season, it is hard to argue that the Blazers are a significant threat to make a deep run in the West playoffs.

Where does Portland stack up in our DIME power rankings this week? Let’s explore.

1. L.A. Clippers (43-20, Last week — 1st)

Admittedly, we’re kicking the can down the road here. There isn’t a clear No. 1 this week, and the Clippers were here a week ago. They still have the best record (11-3) in April, and L.A. has weathered the storm without Kawhi Leonard for several games. His status is a major factor, obviously, but they haven’t lost with Kawhi in the lineup since Apr. 1. Losing to the Pelicans on Monday wasn’t great, but it’s explainable.

2. Brooklyn Nets (41-20, Last week — 6th)

Being without James Harden for a while certainly isn’t ideal for the Nets. Brooklyn has the loftiest possible goals and, at this point, one has to assume the Nets won’t be at full strength very much before the brightest lights begin to shine. Still, Kevin Durant had an encouraging return this week, and the Nets just have enough firepower to withstand a lot. Brooklyn also beat both Phoenix and Boston this week to bolster their profile.

3. Phoenix Suns (43-18, Last week — 2nd)

It wasn’t a great week for the Suns with back-to-back losses. The defeats came on the road against quality opponents, though, and Phoenix bounced back by beating the scalding-hot Knicks on Monday. The Suns still have the second-best record in the league and they’re playing at a high level.

4. Philadelphia 76ers (40-21, Last week — 4th)

The Sixers lost four straight this week and I really didn’t blink. Part of that is that Philly has been undermanned, with Ben Simmons missing all four losses and both Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris missing time. Part of it was that the losses came to Milwaukee (twice), Phoenix and Steph Curry. The entire top tier is a jumbled mess right now, so we’re punting on the Sixers this week.

5. Denver Nuggets (40-21, Last week — 5th)

Denver is 9-3 since Jamal Murray went down. That may not paint the most accurate picture of their chances on the grand stage without their best guard, but the Nuggets continue to play well. They can potentially add to that run with home dates against New Orleans and Toronto this week.

6. Utah Jazz (44-17, Last week — 3rd)

It’s probably a little bit punitive to move Utah this low. After all, the Jazz (still) have the best record in the league. Utah is just 6-6 in the last 12 games, though, and they inexplicably flop against Minnesota every time. The Jazz just got swept by the lowly Wolves for the season, which probably doesn’t mean much but is a really bad look.

7. Milwaukee Bucks (37-23, Last week — 7th)

There were highs and lows for the Bucks this week, resulting in stagnation here. Milwaukee beat Philly twice, only to lose to a shorthanded Hawks team on Sunday. If you want to pile on, Milwaukee is 8-9 in the last 17. When you introduce context, there isn’t a lot to worry about.

8. New York Knicks (34-28, Last week — 9th)

New York’s nine-game winning streak came to an end with a hard fought loss to Phoenix on Monday. Of course, there is no shame in losing to the Suns and, at the end of that run, the Knicks are tied for the No. 4 spot in the East. They also own the tiebreaker over the Hawks, and there is a real chance New York has home-court in the first round of the East playoffs. What a world.

9. Atlanta Hawks (34-28, Last week — 8th)

The injury bug just keeps biting the Hawks, almost to a comical degree. They lost two more pieces in the fourth quarter on Monday, and Atlanta continues to operate without Trae Young, De’Andre Hunter and others. Still, Nate McMillan and his group picked up two of their best wins over the season in beating Miami and Milwaukee without Young, and Monday’s loss to Detroit can be explained away by a brutal schedule spot. If they can get healthy at any point, the Hawks will be in great shape.

10. Los Angeles Lakers (36-25, Last week — 11th)

It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Lakers on Monday, as they trailed the struggling Magic in the second half. From there, Los Angeles turned on the jets to a double-digit win, and it was also the best showing for Anthony Davis since he returned. The Lakers’ recent play isn’t befitting of a top-10 slot in the rankings, but everyone knows the deal here as they wait for LeBron’s return (which is set to arrive sooner than later).

11. Boston Celtics (32-29, Last week — 10th)

Boston had a red-hot stretch, then beat Phoenix on Thursday in impressive fashion. Seemingly on cue, they then lost to Brooklyn and Charlotte (by 21 points), leaving some uncertainty. That performance against the Hornets was particularly vexing, but the Celtics are also 9-4 in the last 13 games.

12. Golden State Warriors (31-30, Last week — 13th)

Steph Curry is averaging 38.1 points per game in April and he already has the record for three-pointers in a calendar month. The Warriors have two more games in April, so that speaks for itself. On top of that, Golden State is 7-2 in the last nine games and they have a real path to avoiding the play-in, or at least getting the No. 7 or 8 seed, if they can stay hot.

13. San Antonio Spurs (31-29, Last week — 18th)

The Spurs have the most difficult remaining schedule in the lead by a wide margin, with opponents compiling a .611 combined winning percentage. As such, San Antonio might have a hiccup or two down the stretch, but they’ve won five of that last six. That stretch was absolutely enormous to set up their play-in position.

14. Dallas Mavericks (33-27, Last week — 14th)

Dallas just can’t seem to avoid the potholes. They’ve lost to Sacramento (twice) and Houston in April, all while posting a respectable 8-6 record this month. It will be very, very interesting to see how Tuesday’s nationally televised tilt goes between the Mavericks and Warriors.

15. Memphis Grizzlies (31-29, Last week — 16th)

The Grizzlies are 4-3 in the last seven games. That may not seem like much, but six of those contests came against Denver (twice), Portland (twice), Milwaukee and the Clippers. Navigating that stretch in acceptable fashion is a considerable win for Taylor Jenkins and company, and Jaren Jackson’s return brings even more optimism.

16. Miami Heat (32-30, Last week — 12th)

Miami earned a great deal of respect in the bubble, and they are led by a great coach and two legitimate stars. With that out of the way, this has been a vexing season. That was on display again this week when Miami lost by 15 points to the shorthanded Hawks, then blew a fourth quarter lead to the Bulls on Monday. Their highs are high but, if you judge only this season, the Heat are pretty uninspiring.

17. Washington Wizards (27-34, Last week — 17th)

The Wizards came very close to extending their winning streak to nine on Monday, losing to the Spurs in overtime. The result of that strong stretch is that Washington is now the frontrunner for the No. 10 seed in the East, and that was pretty much unthinkable a few weeks ago. Credit to Scott Brooks for engineering a top-10 defense for the last several weeks. That doesn’t make much sense with Washington’s personnel.

18. Charlotte Hornets (30-30, Last week — 19th)

Charlotte hasn’t been good without LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward, but they’ve held up. The Hornets are 5-7 since Hayward went down, and that allows them to stick around at the .500 mark. That’s enough to keep them in position and both players are expected back in the near future to make a stretch run push.

19. Indiana Pacers (29-31, Last week — 22nd)

Injuries to the frontcourt have taken a lot away from the Pacers, but they had a good week. Indiana is on a three-game winning streak and, while the wins came against subpar competition, they still count in the standings. At minimum, they are now a big favorite to stay in the top ten of the East.

20. Toronto Raptors (26-35, Last week — 20th)

The Raptors have flirted with tanking maneuvers, especially when injuries were already taking their toll. Right now, though, Toronto is on the upswing after five wins in six games. They’re only one game out of the play-in, and Khem Birch (!?!?!) has helped to save their playoff chances.

21. Chicago Bulls (26-35, Last week — 21st)

Chicago is undeniably playing better. They’ve won four of the last six games, and they are still hanging around on the edge of the play-in chase. Zach LaVine won’t be back until at least Friday, though, and the sledding can be tough without him to juice the offense.

22. Portland Trail Blazers (32-28, Last week — 15th)

It might be fair to say the next five games could dictate Portland’s season. They face the Pacers, Grizzlies, Nets, Celtics and Hawks on the road in the next seven days, and that is a brutal stretch.

23. New Orleans Pelicans (27-34, Last week — 23rd)

The play-in race looks to be almost over in the West, but the Pelicans are the one team that could play spoiler. They helped their chances by beating the Clippers on Monday, but New Orleans really needs a sustained run. They’re four games back of the No. 10 spot with 11 games to play.

24. Detroit Pistons (19-43, Last week — 24th)

Every caveat should be assigned to Detroit’s win over Atlanta on Monday. The Hawks were wildly shorthanded, the Pistons had the rest edge and the game was in Detroit. Still, that was a solid win for the Pistons, and they have been more competitive than you may think.

25. Sacramento Kings (25-36, Last week — 26th)

The Kings have two wins over the Mavericks in the last ten days, including a seven-point win on Monday. Nothing else is going too well for Sacramento, but that’s nice.

26. Minnesota Timberwolves (18-44, Last week — 25th)

As noted earlier, the Wolves just swept the Jazz for the season, which is wild to consider. More broadly, Minnesota has been respectable since the All-Star break, posting an 11-15 record and ranking No. 14 in offense. That is closer to where they were supposed to be in the preseason, and having D’Angelo Russell and Karl-Anthony Towns certainly helps matters.

27. Cleveland Cavaliers (21-40, Last week — 27th)

The Cavs are not playing very well as a team and that is backed up by their 21-40 record. We’ll choose positivity here in pointing out that Isaac Okoro is showing flashes, and Darius Garland has been tremendous. In his last 11 games, Garland is averaging 22.9 points and 7.4 assists per game on 49/43/88 shooting. If that is even remotely real, it would be huge for Cleveland’s future.

28. Houston Rockets (15-46, Last week — 28th)

It looks like John Wall is done for the season, further emphasizing that Houston is playing out the string. The Rockets are 4-36 in their last 40 games and 2-14 in the last 16. Are there two teams worse? Yes, somehow there are.

29. Orlando Magic (18-43, Last week — 29th)

The Magic had a lead after three quarters against the Lakers on Monday… only to lose by double digits. That followed a 35-point (!) home loss to the Pelicans and a 19-point home loss to the shorthanded Pacers. Orlando would normally have earned the No. 30 slot with this stretch of play, but there is one team worse.

30. Oklahoma City Thunder (20-41, Last week — 30th)

Dismal feels like a good word to describe the Thunder right now. There is a method to the madness, of course, but OKC has a -20.7 net rating in the last 14 games. They’ve lost them all and rarely are they even in the game by the mid-fourth.

This November, it will be three years since Andrew Lincoln’s last episode of The Walking Dead and since that time, Lincoln seems to have followed through on his plan to spend more time with this family. He hasn’t returned to television, and he’s appeared in only one feature film, Penguin Bloom. Granted, much of that is due to the pandemic, which has made it impossible for a number of people to work, as well as delaying Lincoln’s planned The Walking Dead film.

The film has still not started production yet, although Lincoln is raring to go, as he recently told SFX Magazine (via Den of Geek): “I’m not filming at the moment. I’m still very much in lockdown. We’re very excited about how, at the first available opportunity, we’re going to go into production -– there’s talk of it being spring. I can’t wait to get those cowboy boots.”

We’re more than a month into spring, so hopefully, he’ll be able to slip into those boots any day now. The hope is that it won’t be the last time he slips into them, either. When AMC announced The Walking Dead movie minutes after Andrew Lincoln left the series, the idea at the time was that he’d star in multiple The Walking Dead movies. With ratings in decline, the pandemic delaying the first movie, and the parent series ending next year, however, no one seems to be talking about multiple movies anymore. They’re just trying to make the first one.

Lincoln, however, told SFX Magazine that additional movies are still very much a possibility. “I have signed for more than one film … All of those answers will hopefully be resolved in the next couple of months but, yes, there’s more than one,” he said. “We need to get the first one absolutely right and that’s why it’s taken longer than we anticipated – and obviously with the pandemic. I can’t wait. I’m really excited about broadening the scale and scope of the story and finding out where Rick is.”

Though Scott Gimple, the architect of The Walking Dead universe, has ruled out Rick Grimes popping up in the second spin-off series, The World Beyond, Lincoln himself isn’t exactly ruling out a return to the parent series. He doesn’t yet know one way or another whether he’ll appear, as he told SFX: “I don’t think it’s written yet, but I would never say never to that because everybody that’s still doing the TV show are dear friends, and it’s an extraordinary feat that they’re still going and making this beautiful and ground-breaking show that still resonates with the world.”

In other words, if they write him into the final season, Andrew Lincoln will appear in the final season. Given the fact that his character is still alive, and given how much he’s meant to the series, and the fact that he’s willing to do it suggests that Angela Kang would be passing up a huge opportunity to end the parent series right with the star of the show. At the very least, he should appear in an end-credits stinger teasing his upcoming movie.

The first of eight episodes of the final season of The Walking Dead will premiere on AMC on August 22nd.

Source: SFX Magazine via Den of Geek

Earlier this year, it was declared that Elon Musk was the richest person on the planet (although it seems Jeff Bezos has since reclaimed that title). The upcoming Saturday Night Live host often faces criticism for one reason or another, and now Grimes has jumped to his defense on TikTok.

Yesterday, Grimes shared a video of herself dancing with a sword to The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears” remix, and as Stereogum reports, a TikTok user asked Grimes in the comments how she is “ACTIVELY SLEEP1NG WITH THE MAN WHO LOTERALLY DESTROY THE PLANET AND HUMANITY,” to which she responded, “How is he doing these things? His whole career is about making travel/house power etc. sustainable and green. It’s worth a deep dive.” Another user asked if Musk is a men’s rights activist and Grimes replied, “He’s not. Def he’s been very immature at points on Twitter but for ex the president of SpaceX is a woman, as is his right hand at Neuralink etc.”

Somebody else asked who Grimes is trying to convince with her answers and Grimes replied, “I don’t need to convince anyone haha. I accept this discourse. I’m just rly close to it so sum times I try to correct the misconceptions haha.”

Aside from sword-dancing, Grimes is also in the process of healing from getting a gigantic full-back tattoo.

To most folks, Questlove is the heart and soul of The Roots — or at least the member most can be readily called upon to identify with any degree of accuracy (although, that doesn’t necessarily hold true all the time). However, according to Quest himself, there have been many times where that was almost not the case. In a new interview with Jemele Hill, the afroed drummer — who also dabbles in writing books and directing movies — said that he’s temporarily walked away from the band while recording every album but two.

The first, obviously, was their 1993 debut Organix, which they released independently, generating enough buzz to sign to grunge label DGC for the release of their second album, Do You Want More?!!!??!, in 1995. However, despite receiving plenty of critical acclaim, the project underperformed by the group’s standards, prompting Black Thought and the late Mailk B to seek out new production styles on their third album, Illadelph Halflife, spawning an unofficial Roots Crew tradition of Questlove threatening to quit the band for a few weeks while recording all of their albums.

Asked by Hill, “What’s the closest The Roots have come to breaking up?” Questlove breaks into peals of laughter before explaining that the recording of their upcoming project, Endgame, is the first in a while that he’s broken his habit on. “I hold the record for the longest [streak of quitting]… After three records, then it’s like the little boy who cried wolf. It’s like, ‘Yeah, he’ll be back next month. Don’t worry about him.’”

“At the beginning of Illadelph Halflife,” he continues. “I was the last to know that Tariq and Malik desired to rhyme over a more traditional hip-hop backdrop. After a while, it was like, ‘Wait a minute, am I the bad guy here? Did I kill my own group?’… I took it mad personal.” He further explains how the rest of the band sprung “Clones” on him after a failed excursion to the Million Man March in Washington D.C., prompting Quest’s first walkout. However, he has always come back to help finish each project, and over time, The Roots have earned greater public appeal and a regular gig as the house band on The Tonight Show, so it’s probably better that he stuck around.

Listen to Quest’s full interview with Jemele Hill here.

Since releasing her playful track “Therefore I Am” last year, fans have been anxious to hear the new music that the singer has been working on. Eilish has been ushering in a new era for several weeks, starting with her hair change, and after teasing something called “Happier Than Ever” on Friday, Eilish returns to reveal details about her anticipated sophomore album.

On Tuesday, Eilish confirmed that Happier Than Ever is actually the title of her upcoming album. She shared the project’s cover art and also revealed that it’s slated for a late July release.

Unveiling the cover art in a post on social media, Eilish expressed how excited she is for her new album’s rollout. “MY NEW ALBUM ‘Happier Than Ever’ OUT JULY 30TH,” she wrote. “this is my favorite thing i’ve ever created and i am so excited and nervous and EAGER for you to hear it. i can’t even tell you. i’ve never felt so much love for a project than i do for this one. hope you feel what i feel.”

Eilish went on to tease that she has a new single dropping later this week. “alsoooo new song out thursday at 9am too,” she added.

Happier Than Ever is out 7/30 via Interscope.

Yasuke will soon bring history’s first Black samurai to the small screen in a Netflix original anime series. The show’s dazzling and more than worth the binge, and LaKeith Stanfield is here to do the honors of voicing a larger-than-life figure. All of this will happen in a world full of magic, both dark and light, as the title character who buried his ronin past finds himself compelled to pick up the sword again. That’s what happens when, you know, a freaking werewolf and a robot come charging at you, and a young girl with mysterious powers must be protected. It’s just a day in the life of Yasuke, as much as he’d like to permanently retire into the quiet life of a boatsman.

One telling note: Chadwick Boseman signed onto a Yasuke feature film before his death, so you know that you’ve got a worthy character on your viewing hands. Well, Stanfield does the honors well while writers LeSean Thomas and Nick Jones Jr. take the story beyond the limited view of history books and into legendary territory. The animation (from Japanese studio MAPPA) is more stunningly rendered than we deserve, the action scenes are flawlessly executed, and the Flying Lotus score will climb inside of your soul. Oh, and that young girl? She can kick some magical ass. From the synopsis:

The tale is set in a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring daimyo, Yasuke must take up his sword and transport a mysterious child who is the target of dark forces and bloodthirsty warlords.

Netflix’s Yasuke streams on April 29. Here’s some key art, too.

The end of 2020 brought tremendous news for Lorde fans: She revived her famed onion ring review Instagram account that was previously inactive since 2017. That wasn’t just a one-time comeback, either, as yesterday, she shared a new review.

This time, Lorde’s culinary adventures took her to Hotel Ponsonby in Ponsonby, New Zealand. Sharing some photos of her food, she gave an honest and positive review, writing, “Yoosh lads back with another ring post… these were from the Hotel Ponsonby establishment, we’re talking PICKLED onion rings which is a first for this reviewer. I totally vibe the concept— used to eat pickled onions out of the jar as a youngster— however I think if you’re gonna go there, go there, and let acidity rather than sweetness dominate. Absolutely sensational batter, perhaps the best I’ve tried. 4/5 overall ringsperience.”

Lorde previously spoke about the account with Jimmy Fallon in 2017, confirming that she was behind it and telling him, “Now everyone knows about it and it’ll feel like something I’m doing to crave fame, then people are gonna be throwing onion rings at me on tour and it was gonna turn into a whole thing. It was fun for like five seconds, but I’m still going to keep eating onion rings.” In a post from her recent reviewing comeback, she also noted, “I’ve got to be honest with you, this reviewer stopped ordering onion rings after her identity was leaked to the press in the great debacle of 2017. I’d get a smile and a wink from waitstaff– it got embarrassing, you know? But it occurred to me that some things are too good to let the internet spoil.”

Apple TV+ is quietly killing it with some of the best comedies on TV, including Ted Lasso, Mythic Quest (so good), and Dickinson. Physical could be added to that list soon.

The 1980s-set series stars Rose Byrne as Sheila Rubin, “a quietly tormented housewife in San Diego who behind closed door battles extreme personal demons and a vicious inner voice. But things change when she discovers aerobics, sparking a journey toward empowerment and success.” She also has extremely ’80s hair (the last time she had an extreme haircut in a comedy, it was for Spy, a very good movie), drinks sugar-free pink lemonade, and yells “punch! punch! punch!” in what looks like a mall fitness studio.

I am so in. The GLOW vibes don’t hurt, either.

“A lot of what we’re exploring in the show is the divide between the external and internal for so many women,” creator Annie Weisman said about Physical. “No matter how polished the external there’s so much turmoil underneath the surface… That’s a lot of what we’re exploring in the show, is that divide.” Byrne called it a “great companion piece” to FX’s Emmy-winning miniseries Mrs. America, which she also appeared in. “It was still a challenging time for women to find that independence,” she said.

Physical was written by Weisman and directed by Craig Gillespie (I, Tonya), Liza Johnson, and Stephanie Laing. The first three episodes debut on Apple TV+ on June 18, followed by new episodes airing weekly on Fridays.