“It was a constant struggle. Really, we were trying to land a movie star in every single one of these. It’s like 10 little mini-movies,” Johnson says.
. When you’re a star in Hollywood and the name “Rian Johnson” appears on your phone screen, you pick up., which premieres today on Peacock, Johnson enlists help from several dozen big stars to face down with human lie detector Charlie Cale each episode. Though Charlie sticks around, traveling cross-country to get away from casino bosses out for blood, every episode features a new cast and mystery.
“That was something that, from the very start, was a bull’s eye that we put up for ourselves. Again, that’s the notion of: Who would it be delightful to have show up?” Johnson says. “In Episode 2, we got John Ratzenberger to come. It brought me so much joy. I directed that episode and got to be on set withfeatures a cast of folks that’ll please your parents—hell, even your grandparents may be impressed.
Anyone who couldn’t make it into Season 1 will be put on the list for future episodes—like Maya Rudolph, a co-producer on the series, who was too busy filming Apple TV+’sto appear in this batch of episodes. The director also tells me there was “nobody we got a no from,” a promising sign asNora and Lilla Zuckerman, sisters and co-showrunners on, have a totally different idea when it comes to casting future seasons.
“We didn’t really know if he was going to enjoy collaborating with a group of writers,” Lilla recalls. “Usually Rian goes to a cabin in the woods by himself and writes his films. So we weren’t sure if he was going to be open to a bunch of people sitting around in a circle throwing ideas at each other. We were worried that it might overwhelm [him], but he really took to it. He was a natural.”
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