The Artistic Cannibalism Of Ryan Murphy The mind behind cult series as ‘American Horror Story’, 'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' and the latest ‘Hollywood’

On May 1st, 2020 Netflix released its umpteenth original production: Hollywood, a miniseries about the incredible adventures of a group of aspiring actors, directors and professionals of the entertainment trying to make their dreams come true in Hollywood in the early 40s (nss magazine already gave you some advices to get prepared to binge-watch it). Despite a Tarantinian re-writing, the series immediately got into Netflix' Top 10. Why? Because it was produced by an important name: Ryan Murphy.

Ryan Murphy is one of the most interesting media cases of the past few years. Screenwriter, director and now mostly producer, he's the mind behind some of the greatest cults of contemporary television: Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, Scream Queens, and now - with his latest deal with Netflix (the most expensive ever closed by the streaming service, a $300 millions contract) - Pose, The Politician and Hollywood. In his career he won 6 Emmys (over 28 nominations) and many other awards as a Tony. Today, he's the most powerful man of television.

Mostly celebrated for giving voice to a public of outsiders, particularly to the LGBTQ+ community and the queer media scene, over the years he worked with the greatest actors in Hollywood: JJulia Roberts, John Travolta, Jessica Lange, Lady Gaga, Matt Bomer, Angela Basset, Neil Patrick Harris, Kathy Bates (and the list goes on and on), but he also discovered many of the greatest emerging talents: Darren Criss, Evan Peters, Emma Roberts and Cody Fern (who recently starred in the "horror" Louis Vuitton campaign), David Corenswet, Taissa Farmiga, Lea Michele and Sarah Paulson.

“I am the male Lady Gaga. Please write that.”

Ryan Murphy guided a real revolution on television and he's proud of that. His attitude is almost annoying and users on social medias bet on how he's going to destroy each one of his new series. But his rise is not over. Netflix already ordered him the second season of The Politician and another three original productions: Ratched (with Sarah Paulson), Halston and A Chorus Line, then two other films by the end of the year: The Boys in the Band, from the homonymous play with Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto and Matt Bomer, and The Prom, a musical with Meryl Streep, James Corden and Nicole Kidman. And as Twitter keeps on waiting for a failure, it's time to face the truth: chapeau, Mister Murphy.