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Coming-of-Screen

Coming-of-Screen

Written by: Isabella Soares
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Coming-of-Screen is a podcast hosted by Isabella Soares, and it offers extended conversations with actors, directors, and creatives about film and TV projects that expand on the coming-of-age experience. From nostalgic titles to new releases, here is where you'll dive deeper into what it means to grow up through entertainment.Isabella Soares Art
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  • Coming-of-Screen With...Adam MacDonald
    Feb 20 2026

    This interview is with Adam MacDonald, who wrote, directed, and produced ‘This Is Not a Test’, the adaptation of Courtney Summers’ dystopian novel.

    In it, Olivia Holt plays Sloane, a teenager struggling with depression who has her life upended by a zombie apocalypse in her hometown. Finding refuge inside her high school and alongside classmates she was never close with, Sloane progressively finds hope in the middle of the chaos.

    In my conversation with Adam, we discussed how he approached adapting the novel, what it’s really like to make an indie horror film, how Olivia Holt and Froy Gutierrez’s work in ‘Cruel Summer’ helped them land their roles in ‘This Is Not a Test’, and the director’s personal connection to this gory YA story.

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    22 mins
  • Coming-of-Screen With...Spencer House
    Feb 17 2026

    This interview is with Spencer House, best known for playing Wrigley in Hulu’s hit series ‘Tell Me Lies’.

    This interview was conducted before the Season 3 finale aired and before showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer announced that this would also be the series finale.

    In my conversation with Spencer, we discussed all the major twists involving his character in the series final episode, including Wrigley’s conversation with Pippa after she admits to cheating on him, Wrigley’s involvement in Stephen’s expulsion from Yale, and his thoughts on whether Wrigley and Bree will get together after that scandalous wedding reception.

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    12 mins
  • Coming-of-Screen With...Roger Kumble
    Feb 13 2026

    This interview is with Roger Kumble, the director behind 'Love Me Love Me', Prime Video’s latest YA adaptation to the screen.

    The film follows June as she aims to start over at an Italian elite school. There she meets James, a troubled fighter, and Will, a kindhearted student, and is immediately torn between the two. On the page, Will seems like her perfect match, but there’s just something about James, and his bad boy energy that June simply can’t shake off.

    In this conversation with Roger, you'll learn more about the challenges of adapting an Italian book before it was translated to English, pop culture's obsession with love triangles, how 'Love Me Love Me' sets itself apart from its source material, and how Roger’s first film, ‘Cruel Intentions’ starring ‘90s icons Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, and Reese Witherspoon, paved the way for his most recent work.

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    21 mins
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