Plus, stars Tommy Dorfman and Rainey Qualley talk with EW about filming the unique Freeform series in quarantine.
What have you accomplished during quarantine?
Tommy Dorfman and Rainey Qualley are about to make you feel very unproductive.
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TOMMY DORFMAN:It feels like a time capsule for quarantine.
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RAINEY QUALLEY:We’re all longing for connection in an even deeper way than we typically would.
It’s so poignant how everyone’s going through this right now as the characters are.
How much input did you have on your characters storyline?
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DORFMAN:A lot actually!
This was a different pop in of experience.
It was so expedited, and there were no scripts when we signed on.
DORFMAN:The song is beautiful.
QUALLEY:[Laughs] Really putting it out into the world!
But now I need to start doing that with my friends more often because it’s really nice!
QUALLEY:Yeah it was fun!
What was it like filming in quarantine compared to a normal TV show set?
DORFMAN:It was intense.
I was not expecting the transformation of the exterior of my house.
Props brought in plants for the windows and everyone had their own tents outside.
There weren’t that many people, maybe 10 people total if that.
We were putting on our own mics, doing our own hair and makeup.
It’s amazing how much we were able to accomplish in three and a half days.
But for this, we got to do it all.
“Oh my god, am I going to have to set these cameras up?
I don’t know how to do that!”
[Laughs] But I learned quickly enough.
DORFMAN:This felt like we were doing theater.
I’m fascinated by that, I’m a film nerd.
It made it feel really intimate and special.
And we got to rehearse together at night while eating froyo.
QUALLEY:There’s a couple moments where Elle has pretty emotional experiences.
But for this, I’ll just step into the bathroom right here.
No one else is around!
DORFMAN:All the zoom date stuff, most of those take place in my bed.
[Laughs] On my computer, with a little iPhone rigged for coverage.
It’s just me and my scene partner Jordan just looking at each other.
We still haven’t seen each other in person!
There’s moments that were organic and irreplaceable because of the circumstances we were in.
DORFMAN:A dinner in 2022!
You said your roommate was hired as a PA what was that like having him getting involved?
DORFMAN:It was great.
[Laughs] And they were like, “Of f—ing course.”
QUALLEY:He was working so hard.
DORFMAN:He f—ing killed it.
I was so impressed.
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