The Treatment

This week on The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell speaks with Emmy winning actress Mariska Hargitay about her record-breaking run as Olivia Benson on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and her new (and very personal) HBO documentary My Mom Jayne. Then, screenwriter Scott Z Burns stops by to talk about his new Audible Podcast series What Could Go W...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis Mitchell chats with Oscar-nominated screenwriter and director Tony Gilroy about the second season of the Disney+ epic Andor. Later, Elvis leads a conversation on the future impact of AI in the film industry with Range Media Partners' Peter Micelli, Google’s Neil Parris, and Sean Douglas. And on The Treat, Kerry Washington gives a shout out to the places that ...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with actor Jason Isaacs about his starring role in the much discussed season 3 of the HBO series The White Lotus. Then, Emmy-nominated actor Jason Segel stops by to talk about the latest season of the Apple TV+ comedy Shrinking. And on The Treat, Babygirl writer-director Halina Reijn shares the inspirat...

 This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with frequent collaborators Wes Anderson and Bill Murray about their latest joint venture, The Phoenician Scheme. Then, actor and director Tyler James Williams stops by to talk about his work on the Emmy-winning comedy series Abbott Elementary. And on The Treat, comedian and writer Carol Leifer en...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis has an extended conversation with Bono. The Grammy-winning singer and founding member of  U2, one of the world’s most impactful bands, stops by to talk about his new Apple TV+ film Bono: Stories of Surrender.  Plus, he breaks down the band’s secret sauce. And on The Treat, The White Lotus star Carrie Coon extols a harrowing 2024 Austrian film ...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker about season four of the MGM+ series Godfather of Harlem. Then The Workers Club co-founder Adam Cameron talks about his fashion line that loves everything denim. And on The Treat, cellist and actress Lucia Micarelli talks about a favorite piece of music.

 This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Emmy winning actress Kerry Washington about her new action thriller Shadow Force. Then, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck — the directing team behind Freaky Tales — stop by to talk about making this new film that’s a return to Oakland in 1987. And on The Treat, Oscar-nominated director James Mangold talks about a film that shows the dark...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Mamet — whose newest project is the film adaptation of his own 2023 play Henry Johnson. Then, director David Cronenberg stops by to talk about his latest film The Shrouds. And on The Treat, actress Melanie Lynskey celebrates a director whose collaborati...

*This episode originally aired on January 18, 2025.

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Emmy nominated actor Adam Scott, who stars in the long awaited season two of the Apple TV+ series Severance. Then, director Pablo Larrain stops by to talk about his new film Maria about the late opera star Maria Callas, starring Angelina Jolie. And on The Treat, Black Comedy in America &n...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with comedian and writer Carol Leifer about her new book co-written with Rick Mitchell — How to Write a Funny Speech...for a Wedding, Bar Mitzvah, Graduation & Every Other Event You Didn't Want to Go to in the First Place. Then, directors David Siegel and Scott McGehee stop by to talk about th...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with actor and director Zach Braff about the 20th anniversary of the beloved soundtrack from his directorial debut Garden State. Braff talks about the forthcoming concert celebrating the music from the film — proceeds from which will go to Midnight Mission. Then, novelist China Miéville tal...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis speaks with actor and director Eli Roth who has curated a new album of songs from mostly forgotten Italian films of the 1970s and '80s. The double album is called Eli Roth’s Red Light Disco. Then producer Will Packer stops by to reveal how he attained success in Hollywood in his new book Who Better Than ...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Emmy nominated actress Carrie Coon, who’s here to talk about the new season of the HBO series The White Lotus. Then, actor André Holland stops by to talk about playing an actor in the new film The Actor. And on The Treat, actor-director Jack Huston reveals his admiration for a Swedish art...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar winning director Bong Joon Ho. He’s here to talk about his new sci-fi comedy Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattison. Then, New Yorker editor Susan Morrison stops by to discuss her new book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live. And on The Treat, newly minted Oscar winner Zoe Salda&n...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Emmy nominated actress Melanie Lynskey to chat about season three of her obsession worthy Showtime thriller Yellowjackets. Ken Leung, star of HBO’s Industry, also stops by to talk about his cutthroat character on the acclaimed drama series set in the world of high finance. And on The Treat, La M...

This week on The Treatment, Elvis welcomes Oscar winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson to speak about his new documentary SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius). The film explores the life and impact of musical innovator Sly Stone. Then, Oscar-winner Ke Huy Quan stops by to talk about his new romantic-action-comedy Love...