This week on the Pilot TV Podcast we are joined by a very special guest, a man who has been to a galaxy far, far away, peeled back the layers of the glass onion, and whose poker face is second to none. Now you don't need to be Columbo — or indeed Charlie Cale — to work out who we're talking about: it is, of course, Rian Johnson. Yes, The Last Jedi filmmaker and self-professed murder mystery nut drops by to chat with our very own amateur sleuth Jordan King about the latest season of Natasha Lyonne starring 'howcatchem' Poker Face on Sky. Together, the pair discuss the secret behind a great mystery series, plan a murder-mystery movie marathon, and find some time to talk Star Wars as Andor Season 2's finale had just hit Disney+ at time of recording. [36:44 — 53:00 approx.]
Elsewhere, back in the podbooth James Dyer is joined by Kay Ribeiro and Boyd Hilton for another fun episode in which the team answer a listener question on performances that are growers; dig into this week's TV news, including the 2025 BAFTA TV Award winners, HBO Max's renaming, Netflix renewals for The Diplomat, Bridgerton, Forever, and The Four Seasons, and the Peacemaker Season 2 trailer; and get back on the wellness beat with Nicole Kidman in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 on Prime Video, face off against a machine with chess wizard Gary Kasparov in Rematch on Disney+, and re-examine the Lockerbie disaster with The Bombing Of Pan Am 103 on BBC1 in the reviews section. All that, and your usual catch-up chat and Pilot pod banter, available to pour into your ears — and beam into your eyes — right now. Wizard!
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