The story behindFriends and Strangersis one thatJ.

“This woman was a big reason why I had moved to New York and started my career.

I looked her in the eyes and she didnt recognize me.

Friends and Strangers

Credit: Illustration by EW

She just kept driving.”

Sullivan created their stories out of her own experiences and her memories of her former nanny gig.

That dynamic is ripped from Sullivan’s memories of her Smith College babysitting gig.

“Im imagining ten years from now, someone being like how did you end up living here?”

“And responding, well we came here during Coronavirus and just never left.”