As the emotional rollercoaster aforementioned by Mbatha-Raw unravels, so do the complex stories.

For both Jackson-Cohen and James, they were allured by their characters and how they will relate to the audience’s own worlds.

“There was something about holding on to secrets and how much that eats you up that felt incredibly true, not just for me but I think for all of us,” Jackson-Cohen said. “I think that’s a pretty universal thing. Picking and choosing what we share with the world for various reasons…There was something about that that I felt was incredibly human that resonated with me.”

James added, “I feel like I’ve definitely had experience with psychological thrillers, but not from this vanishing point. To be a character that was so much in the know was really exciting for me, but also very mysterious. He was a part of the audience’s mystique. I just really enjoyed diving into somebody with so many layers that we could just slowly peel back throughout the course of the season.

Veronica West