DefendingJacob cast and creators discuss tackling heavy subject matter, don't rule out Season 2
wants everyone to remember he’s got some impressive trophies himself. “And Kids’ Choice Award winner, let’s just, come on, be fair,” Evans interjected upon introductions.
Based on the 2012 novel by William Landay, Bomback says the story was originally sent to him as a potential film, but he saw it as a limited series. “It’s not really the kind of story we make as films anymore, certainly not for the multiplex,” Bomback noted. “You can envision what the film would have been. It would have been a lot of plot, a lot of just engine and not really enough time to focus on character.
Dockery, best known for her time on “Downton Abbey,” said she was excited to do a crime drama. “I mean, I love that genre and I hadn’t kind of stepped into that world as yet,” she revealed. “So that really interested me.” Despite the heavy subject matter, the cast and crew said there was a lot of levity on set. “Some days on set, you’re in the pocket and you’re in a certain head space. But I think you do need to balance that. I think you got to blow off some steam,” Evans said, adding, the crew would have ping-pong competitions on set. “There was such a sense of camaraderie and morale was high. And it was a really, really pleasant place to come and work.
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