The strong women from ‘The Morning Show’ talk about important storylines, and new cast members for ‘Mrs. American Pie’ & ‘The Afterparty’ are revealed
Yesterday Variety posted an extensive report titled “Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon and More Women of ‘The Morning Show’ on Creating a Drama-Free Set and Telling Important Stories. The strong women of the show including Gretta Lee, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston, Karen Pittman and Julianna Margulies, share their perspectives of the series and express why it’s important to tell the stories that are in the series. Two quotes in the report include:
Witherspoon: “Talking about sexual identity, pay inequity and workplace harassment, you’ll hear some pretty incredible stories offscreen. What was really remarkable is how many of the stories managed to make it to the screen.
I’m always blown away by the writing and how closely it reflects the world of journalism today. It’s spooky how accurate it is.”
Margulies: “This is a woman [her character Laura] who had to come out to the world as a lesbian, not because she wanted to but because she was “outed” and she was fired for being gay. Instead of running away or hiding, she built herself back up and forged ahead in her field because she is talented and wants to find the truth in every story. Her work spoke for itself, and the timing was also helpful, but I think what Laura represents is a woman who was, in fact, freed from her secrets and able to face the world as she is. Not hiding gave her a way to pave the road for others to follow.
I can’t tell you how many young women have come up to me in the street or at an event and thanked me for portraying a woman who is so real to them in a positive way — a woman who knows who she is and has no shame or denial. Of course, that’s the writing, not me, but it makes me so happy that I get to play her.” For more, read the full Variety report.
More Cast Members for Apple TV+ ‘Mrs. American Pie
Apple continues to announce cast members for their upcoming series ‘Mrs. American Pie.” We’ve already reported on Ricky Martin and Leslie Bibb coming to the series in May. Then last week we reported on Carole Burnette joining the cast as the grande dame of Palm Beach high society.
Yesterday afternoon, Deadline revealed that Apple had six more cast members for the series. Apple announced that recurring stars in the series will include Jordan Bridges (Old Man, Rizzoli & Isles), Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story), Jason Canela (The Rookie, Always Be My Maybe) Mindy Cohn (Facts of Life, A Nice Girl Like You), Julia Duffy (Newhart, Looking) and Claudia Ferri (Bad Blood, The Killing) as presented in the image above. Read the full Deadline report for details.
New Cast Members for ‘The Afterparty’ Season 2
Deadline also revealed yesterday tha tWill Greenberg (Perfect Harmony) and John Gemberling (Broad City) are set to recur in Season 2 of Apple’s The Afterparty from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
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