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Monsterland at PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2020

Presented by Citi. Episode star and creatives of Hulu's Monsterland (Kelly Marie Tran, Desiree Akhavan, Mary Laws, and Anka Malatynska) gather with moderator Rosie Knight at PaleyFest Fall TV Previews 2020 to celebrate their show. Topics include: exploring roles for complex, flawed women within horror stories; Tran's interest in the "Iron River, MI" episode's themes of privilege and envy; allowing the eight episodes' individual directors to work in their own unique styles; Laws' theater background and her belief in centering the "ego" of the work itself; the eight different episodes as "siblings," related but not identical; the "Iron River" episode as a "warped fairy tale"; Tran's appreciation for having "the ability to fail" on the collaborative shoot; the series' focus on working-class characters who have experienced trauma; and why creating an anthology series is both a "nightmare" and a meaningful creative opportunity.