Leslie Glatter on Cyber Doomsday, De Niro, & TV Career

0:00On April 28, Leslie Glatter just directed all six episodes of a new limited series starring Robert De Niro showing the chaos after a massive cyber attack. She calls it a look at what could happen if a zero-day event cripples every industry at once. De Niro plays a key role, and Glatter loved working with him, especially since he is so outspoken against Trump. Her TV career kicked off with Twin Peaks right after Steven Spielberg's amazing stories anthology. Spielberg told her to treat TV like any visual story, no matter the screen. That advice stuck, and her first short film even got an Academy Award nomination after she followed her gut from her dance background. Glatter went on to direct hits like Homeland, Mad Men, Trueblood, and ER, racking of nine Emmy nominations. On Homeland, she grilled CIA and NSA heads about their worst fears, and even taught real spies how to act like spies once. Despite the success, she says every new project feels like starting over.

1:00She turned down big bad movies for passion projects like Mad Men on the then unknown AMC because she dubbed the complex characters Mirroring America. Collaboration is key for her. Teaming with brilliant showrunners, where the best idea wins, no matter who says it. Back when she started, women directors were rare, like three out of four hundred at industry dinners. Glatter still driven by that dancers' fire, staying open to surprises while chasing what lights her up from moose heads on set to Cyber Doomsday. Scenarios, that's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.