The news of the pickupwas made public in Februaryat the Television Critics Associaton press tour.
When we shot the pilot …
I turned to Sheryl Lee Ralph and said, you feel that dont you?
(L-R) Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti and William Stanford DavisRich Polk/Deadline via Getty Images
There was already a sense that we were on the precipice of something special.
It speaks to how TV affects people in their lives.
We couldnt anticipate this growth even in our wildest dreams.
Jalen Hurts reached out multiple times, Brunson said of the Eagles quarterback.
We were like, ok, alright.
But we were doing the second season.
We didnt have anything for him that felt organic.
For the season 3 premiere, I wanted something special and the Eagles are very special to me,.
So we were like, lets write Jalen this part.
She had a similar reaction when she heard that Bradley Cooper wanted to do the show.
I was like wait, we have Bradley Cooper?
What do we do with Bradley Cooper?
We talked for weeks leading up to his appearance about what he could do.
Hes a Philly boy, so its not far fetched that he would be in the neighborhood.
It would have felt weird if he came and played a character.
Hes a movie star.
He looks like one and talks like one.
It was better for him to play himself.
Brunson recently took home the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Season 2.
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