{"id":22561,"date":"2025-04-29T09:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T16:52:37","slug":"your-friends-neighbors-jonathan-tropper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/your-friends-neighbors-jonathan-tropper\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Behind the Scenes of Your Friends &#038; Neighbors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Hamm of <em>Mad Men\u00a0<\/em>fame leads the cast of the Apple TV+ series\u00a0<em>Your Friends &amp; Neighbors<\/em>. 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