Monae and costar Stephan James preview the Amazon thriller’s return.
How do you fillJulia Roberts' shoes?
Well, according toJanelle Monae, you don’t.
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For those already familiar with the show, it’s anything but relaxing.
“She’s very accomplished and known, but her persona is still that of a chameleon.
There’s a curiosity about her, and we weaved that into the character.”
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“We’re seeing a dogged, more determined Walter,” says James, 26.
Adds Monae: “We’re both searching for the truth.
Geist is a name we realize has this significance to our path.”
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“People are going to have to watch that again with new eyes,” Bloomberg teases.
“It was discussions around that scene that gave season 2 its heart and spine.”
As for Monae, she warns that “nothing is what it feels like.”
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And that’s partly why she believes there’s nothing quite likeHomecoming.
“It’s doing something that is unique in the television space,” she says.
It’s even more elevated this season and even more suspenseful."
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Homecomingwill return to Amazon later this year.
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