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The series is based on McMillans life experience.
Encountering each other on the outside, was a paradigm change.
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DEADLINE:John Stamos was name-dropped in Season 1.
How did he get cast in Season 2?
When the name John Stamos came up, we were all like, Wait a minute.
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I got a chill.
We sent over the material.
I had a call with him two days later, and he signed on.
DEADLINE: How did you balance Murphys approach to therapy vs. Paiges clinical therapy?
MCMILLAN:I mean as Murphy calls it, corporate therapy.
Theyre the least enrolled in the current system.
DEADLINE:Murphy spotlights Finns anxiety.
How does this plot point play into Season 2?
We have to look at families and family systems.
Finn is not just staying in his room because he wants to game so much.
Hes staying in his room because its safer than the real world.
Being in your room, theres something that Edwin doesnt judge.
He understands that, actually it can be very safe to be in in ones room.
DEADLINE:Paiges cell shows up when her inner child comes out.
How does she grow through the season?
Its easy, in some ways, to function highly at work.
The very last thing Ive been able to do in my life is form a secure, functioning partnership.
And thats season three, by the way, should we be so lucky.
DEADLINE:Speaking of that cliffhanger!
How did you decide to end there?
MCMILLAN:It felt like a natural way to conclude season two.
It wasnt something she would be able to do without having the support and grounding force of her dad.
DEADLINE:Who would you want to play Paiges mom?
How will that character fit into the Alexander family?
MCMILLAN:Angela Bassett, if youre interested, were here for you.
Its a great role.
I really would want to base it on my own biological mother.
She was outside the box.
She was super smart.
She was a very unique, one-of-a-kind person, and I didnt know her well.
I probably met her a handful of times in my life.
I come from journalism.
Ive done a lot of reporting on who she was, and I think I would start there.
I think shes going to be just as surprising to audiences as Edwin is.
Somebody who gives up her child.
we think we know who that person is, and I want to surprise.
