The co-creators of the Starz series discuss splitting the season into two autonomous halves for the second installment. The stories are self-contained and completely separate; each week, Starz will air one half-hour installment from both stories.
Where the first season told the story of one woman becoming a high-end escort in Chicago β loosely inspired by the film of the same name, directed by series executive producer Steven Soderbergh β the second changes both leads and locations. Who are the leads for your stories this season? Popular on Variety. Kerrigan: There are two leads in mine.
She gets involved with high-end escort Anna Gardner, played by Louisa Krause, and enlists her help in blackmail. I chose both of them. I had known both of their work before, but they both came in to audition and gave really just incredibly raw readings.
It was really fascinating and magnetic to watch them, so that was it. You have to be extremely comfortable with the sexuality. Seimetz: In my episodes, the lead is Carmen Ejogo. One is played by Tunde Adebimpe. Marshal, which β he is not hip, at all. I really wrote this for her, knowing her. Seimetz: [ Laughs ] I made it up to her. Same with Louisa. I feel like our lead actresses have the same understanding of a sense of humor and depth in darkness that they can bring to the role.
Timing is everything. Part of the season is dabbling in and out of this low-end world and this high-end world, dealing with class and what that looks like. High-end versus low-end and the struggle to find identity within either one of those realms. Mine is much grittier than last season. She was a GFE for quite some time, and she left that life for reasons that you will find out in the season, and enters this world β¦ Her struggle is entering this grittier world and longing to go back to these very luxurious days of high-end hotels and mansions and stuff.
