For a show as deliriously playful as “Irma Vep,” the HBO limited series created, written and directed by the French filmmaker Olivier Assayas, its deepest truths are often the most bluntly spoken. One ...

Created by Olivier Assayas, Irma Vep is a comedy-drama series. The plot revolves around Hollywood actress Mira Harberg. Desperate to do something beyond blockbusters and superhero films, Mira agrees ...

Assayas is remaking his own 1996 meta feature about moviemaking as an HBO limited series set to premiere at Cannes. Oscar winner Vikander stars as Mira, an American movie star who is disillusioned by ...

The trailer for A24 and HBO Max’s upcoming series Irma Vep dropped today, and there is a lot going on. The series is based on the 1996 French film of the same name and stars Ex Machina’s Alicia ...

When Irma Vep first premiered at Cannes, the film—written and directed by Olivier Assayas—was screened in Un Certain Regard, the festival’s sidebar for somewhat less established filmmakers. The year ...

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...

Oscar nominee Stewart previously worked with series writer-director Olivier Assayas in “Personal Shopper" and "Clouds of Sils Maria." “Irma Vep” lead star Alicia Vikander detailed how Stewart’s cameo ...

The new HBO miniseries Irma Vep is fascinating and unusual, but so is its lineage. It all started with a French silent movie serial called The Vampires, made in 1916. That serial was about an ...