Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley is an entertainment podcast series hosted by Jacqueline Coley, an editor at Rotten Tomatoes. The podcast premiered in April 2024 and is produced by Straw Hut Media in partnership with Universal Pictures and Rotten Tomatoes. In 2026, Fandango joined as a production partner for the third season.
Background and format
The podcast features interviews with guests about their careers in the film and television industry. Earlier seasons focused on behind-the-scenes creatives who worked on Universal films. The 2026 season expanded the format to include on-screen talent and creatives.
Episodes
Season Episode Title Guest(s) Release date 1 1 Storytelling Big and Small Raheem Dawson April 24, 2024 1 2 Bringing the Magic Home Deva Renzi May 8, 2024 1 3 Editors Have All the Fun John Cantú May 22, 2024 1 4 Discovering New Voices Michelle Momplaisir June 5, 2024 1 5 From Theater Kid to Chief Business Officer Liz Jenkins June 19, 2024 1 6 From Mariachi to Media Management Mari Lozano July 3, 2024 1 7 Crafting a Blockbuster Trailer Patrick Starr July 17, 2024 1 8 When Animation Meets Collaboration Morenike Dosu July 31, 2024 1 9 Making Music Angela Leus August 14, 2024 1 10 From Parks to Pictures Arnold Klein August 28, 2024 1 11 How Passion Powers Film Production Ryan Jones September 11, 2024 1 12 Bringing The Wild Robot to Life Chris Sanders September 25, 2024 1 13 Defying Gravity Jon M. Chu October 9, 2024 1 14 Opening the Aperture of Wicked Alice Brooks October 23, 2024 1 15 A Filmmaker Driven Focus Peter Kujawski November 13, 2024 1 16 The Power of Music in The Wild Robot Kris Bowers December 4, 2024 2 1 From TV Enthusiast to TV Trailblazer Pearlena Igbokwe January 15, 2025 2 2 The Art of Action Ke Huy Quan January 29, 2025 2 3 Taking Risks and Making Hits in Film Production Matt Reilly February 12, 2025 2 4 Taking Center Stage in the Digital Age Nicole Schlegel February 26, 2025 2 5 From Olympic Dreams to Marketing Themes Jenny Storms March 12, 2025 2 6 Cultivating the Next Generation Priany Hadiatmodjo March 26, 2025 2 7 Business Strategy to Scary Business Abhijay Prakash April 9, 2025 2 8 Movie Nights to Business Strategy Insights Shivani Patel April 23, 2025 2 9 Behind the Scenes at Focus Features Angelea Vesagas May 6, 2025 2 10 Spotlight on Behind-the-Scenes Content Brett Levisohn May 21, 2025 2 11 Reimagining an Animated Classic for Live Action Dean DeBlois June 4, 2025 2 12 Jurassic World Rebirth Gareth Edwards June 18, 2025 2 13 Building Universal Epic Universe Brian Robinson July 2, 2025 2 14 Sailing Into Danger Manuel García-Rulfo July 4, 2025 2 15 Inside Jurassic World Rebirth Luna Blaise, David Iacono July 9, 2025 2 16 Back in Disguise with The Bad Guys Craig Robinson July 16, 2025 2 17 Walking the Red Carpet, the Art of Premieres Michelle Paris July 30, 2025 2 18 From Punchlines to Punches Bob Odenkirk August 13, 2025 2 19 Talks Today Show, Dateline, and Family Movie Nights Craig Melvin August 27, 2025 2 20 The Horror of HIM Justin Tipping September 10, 2025 2 21 Gabby's Dollhouse on the Big Screen Laila Lockhart Kraner September 17, 2025 2 22 Horror's Next Generation: The No Drama Filmmakers The No Drama Filmmakers September 24, 2025 2 23 From Telemundo Intern to NBC News Anchor Tom Llamas October 8, 2025 2 24 Black Phone 2 – Behind the Mask Ethan Hawke October 17, 2025 2 25 How Music Moves Movies Mike Knobloch November 5, 2025 2 26 The Audience Is Never Wrong Kevin Goetz November 12, 2025 2 27 Crafting On-Screen Magic Marc Platt November 19, 2025 2 28 Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Emma Tammi November 26, 2025 2 29 Wicked Wardrobe Secrets Paul Tazewell December 3, 2025 2 30 Music, Memphis, and Making Song Sung Blue Craig Brewer December 17, 2025
Distribution and partnership
Season 3 premiered on February 25, 2026, in partnership with Fandango.
Awards and recognition
In 2025, the podcast won two Gold Signal Awards for Best Host and Best Host – Listener's Choice for Coley's interview with Wicked director Jon M. Chu.
The podcast also received a Bronze honor at the Shorty Awards and was named a finalist in an additional Shorty Awards category.
In the same year, Seen on the Screen with Jacqueline Coley was recognized as an honoree at the Webby Awards.
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