We talked to the director and showrunner behind hulu’s NormalPeople about bringing the beloved book to life, casting DaisyEdgarJones and mescal_paul, and more
three years prior — as does the fact that there really were a number of women working behind the scenes at high levels. Most notably, Sally Rooney, author of the 2018 novel upon which the show was based, executive produced the adaptation, allowing her to have a hand in all aspects of the process. She also co-wrote the series’s 12 episodes.
MTV News: Knowing this is a beloved property, what was the strategy in how true to the book you wanted to remain?Very early on I think we really wanted to lean into Sally's book, both in terms of its spirit, but also rendering the scenes and the evolution of the relationship. We've been involved in various adaptations over the years, and I don't think that we've ever made anything that's been as close to the source material as this series has.
But finding Daisy was more challenging. We ended up hiring casting directors in the [United] States, Canada, Australia, the [United Kingdom] to find our Marianne, and Daisy actually I think, weirdly, had friends who'd auditioned for the part and she'd read in for them, but hadn't actually auditioned herself until quite late on. And when we saw her, we were incredibly excited.
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