‘Imperfect Women’ Showrunner on Debate Writers Had About Episode 2 Bombshell: “They’re Making Bad Choices Sometimes — We All Do”
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Annie Weisman also discusses the biggest challenges and changes of adapting Araminta Hall's novel for TV with the trio of stars Kerry Washington, Kate Mara and Elisabeth Moss, and why it's a limited series: "We wanted to land in a place where you feel like you know what happens."
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This article contains spoilers from episodes one and two of Imperfect Women .] Apple TV doesn’t waste time showing audiences why its latest series, which debuted with its first two episodes on March 18, is titled Imperfect Women . In the first scene of the pilot episode featuring the show’s main characters, Eleanor ( Kerry Washington ), Nancy ( Kate Mara ) and Mary (Elisabeth Moss), Nancy reveals to Eleanor that she’s been having an affair — a secret she keeps from Mary and one of many more to be exposed among the trio of longtime friends over the course of eight episodes. Related Stories Movies Keanu Reeves Sets Out on Apology Tour Amid Blackmail Scare in Trailer for Jonah Hill's 'Outcome' Movies LaTanya Richardson Jackson Sends Message to "Wake Up, Stay Woke" at Essence Black Women in Hollywood It’s Nancy’s murder early in episode one that leads to an unraveling of trust and a sowing of discord between nearly every character, from Mary and Eleanor and Eleanor and her brother Donovan ( Leslie Odom Jr. ) to Nancy’s husband Robert (Joel Kinnaman) and their daughter Cora (Audrey Zahn), as audiences try to solve the mystery of who killed the former dancer who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks yet found herself married to a wealthy heir among the individuals at the center of the story. “We want everyone to keep guessing,” showrunner Annie Weisman, who adapted Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name for TV, tells The Hollywood Reporter . “As you’re getting to know and love and be seduced by each of these characters and these fabulous performances, we still, at the end of the episode, want to give you that feeling of, Wait a minute, I’m not sure what’s true anymore. ” The second episode, titled “Crush,” accomplishes that goal when...
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