Blindspotting co-creators Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs initially thought that a series spinoff of their 2018 film wouldn’t work when Lionsgate first brought up the idea.
“We said, ‘No it wouldn’t,’ and we thought that was the end of it,” Diggs said.
Contenders TV — Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Nearly four years after the film, the Starz series’ is nearing its sophomore season, which is “really good. It’s really f*cking good,” says Casal.
During Deadline’s Contenders event Sunday, Casal and Diggs were joined on a panel by co-stars Jasmine Cephas Jones and Helen Hunt to talk about expanding the Blindspotting universe.
The series centers on Ashley, played by Cephas Jones, who was nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles (Casal), her partner of 12 years and father of their son, is suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic and humorous existential crisis...
“We said, ‘No it wouldn’t,’ and we thought that was the end of it,” Diggs said.
Contenders TV — Deadline’s Complete Coverage
Nearly four years after the film, the Starz series’ is nearing its sophomore season, which is “really good. It’s really f*cking good,” says Casal.
During Deadline’s Contenders event Sunday, Casal and Diggs were joined on a panel by co-stars Jasmine Cephas Jones and Helen Hunt to talk about expanding the Blindspotting universe.
The series centers on Ashley, played by Cephas Jones, who was nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles (Casal), her partner of 12 years and father of their son, is suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic and humorous existential crisis...
- 4/10/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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