{
  "id": 233838,
  "title": "Ryan Murphy on Toning Down Sex in ‘The Shards’ and Why L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Could Do a ‘Much Better Job’ Bringing Productions Back to Hollywood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/ryan-murphy-on-toning-down-sex-in-the-shards-and-why-l-a-mayor-karen",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-06T19:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/ryan-murphy-shards-sex-la-karen-bass-1236822869/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "FX’s “The Shards,” Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis thriller novel, is a love letter to Los Angeles. Filming there, he told his producers, was a non-negotiable. “We shot it in L.A. and, of course, it could have shot in Canada,” the showrunner told Variety at “The Shards” New York premiere on Monday […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}