'It felt so clear to me what a survivor has to go through. What they have to go through is very intense.'
, the Olivia Wilde-directed coming-of-age teen comedy that came out earlier this year. After reading the first couple of scripts, she immediately had an emotional connection to Marie and a deep respect for her story, reading the article and listening to thealso about the case. Kaitlyn found the podcast particularly helpful to prepare, just being able to hear a little bit of the real Marie’s voice.
This cognizance is present throughout the eight-episode limited series. During a time when the latest popular true crime show or podcast becomes water-cooler chatter, it’s easy to become desensitized to the fact that these stories involve real people and their families. Showrunner Susannah Grant shared directing responsibilities with Lisa Cholodenko and Michael Dinner, all of whom created a final product that never idealizes the stories of their subjects and the search to find the rapist.
. Although the show enlists legendary actors such as Toni and Merrit along with up-and-coming talent including Kaitlyn and , Kaitlyn actually didn’t get to film anything with the industry veterans due to the split timelines. But Kaitlyn has had a longstanding admiration for someone like Toni, who she now gets to be part of a project with.. When I saw her in that film, I thought,,” Kaitlyn says. “It was the first honest performance I had seen and it just blew me away and I'm like that is what I want to do. That's exactly what I want to do.
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