Apple's new TV series, Margo's Got Money Troubles, brings together David E. Kelley and Michelle Pfeiffer in a professional project for the first time in three decades. The creator, married to the actress, explained that they always kept work and marriage separate. However, when adapting the novel, he knew that only she could play the protagonist's mother, a Hooters waitress.
Streaming narrative: unpredictable characters as a competitive advantage 🚀
In a saturated television landscape, Kelley bets on characters defined as fun, human, and unpredictable. The base, a novel, offers a solid structure to develop a comedy that explores current economic realities, such as resorting to adult content platforms. This construction of nuanced characters seeks to connect with an audience that values unconventional stories.
Marriage tested by scripts: the golden rule that survived 30 years of Hollywood 💍
The marital formula of Kelley and Pfeiffer was simple: he writes legal dramas, she plays Catwoman or elegant witches, and work is never discussed. A system that worked until he decided to write a role for an ex-wrestler's partner and waitress. In the end, even the firmest rules fall when you have the perfect actress... and you also share a joint bank account with her.