Overview

• Preparing to portray a drugged state on Apple TV+'s The Studio, Cranston sought guidance from Seth Rogen and Ike Barinholtz, who suggested starting with microdosing.
• Cranston and Catherine O’Hara tried thin mushroom-infused chocolates supplied by Barinholtz before a Dead & Company show at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
• He said the dose produced no noticeable effect, likening it to three sips of wine and joking that the non-reaction left him annoyed.
• He emphasized that the tripping sequence on the show was an acting choice given his lack of prior drug experience.
• Cranston won the Creative Arts Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for The Studio, missed the ceremony due to a Minnesota wedding, learned of the win from the bride’s mother, and staged a mock acceptance on Kimmel.