So You Want to Look Like a Streaming Star
Streaming services can’t get enough of franchises: swaggering shows with sweeping locations, fertile plots and, perhaps most critically, large casts.
Each season of Netflix’s “Bridgerton” centers on a different love story among the eight titular siblings. On the decades-spanning “House of the Dragon” (on Max), several characters are played by two actors, one younger and one older. Characters from the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy have resurfaced in “The Rings of Power” (on Amazon), played by new actors. (Elves, conveniently, are immortal.) There are crossover cameos aplenty on many of the “Star Wars” and Marvel shows on Disney+.
These series are also packed with emerging actors — relatively unknown names assuming their first mainstream roles. Join an ensemble, and fame may await.
In this crowded landscape, actors must also distinguish themselves offscreen. They have to be charming during press junkets — perhaps play with puppies or become a meme — and wear something memorable on the red carpet. Eventually they may catch the attention of fashion brands or publications eager to attach themselves to young talent.
A stylist is vital to this process: someone who specializes in dressing for the public eye and who can act as a liaison between the talent and the fashion houses.
