Northeast Oregon TV Weekly
April 18 - 24, 2021 l 3
BY JAY BOBBIN
Catherine Zeta-Jones
OF ‘PRODIGAL SON’ ON FOX
What conversations did you have that led you
to become part of the regular cast of “Prodigal
Son”?
I spoke about coming into a great show that has
been critically acclaimed and has a great following.
So, I said, “OK. What am I going to add?” And
then, when I read the draft of the script, it pulled me
in. This character was exciting, and I didn’t know
where I was going to go with it, but I knew that there
was a fundamental interest.
This doctor who I’m playing ... why is she in the
Claremont Psychiatric facility? What got her there?
She should have surely known who The Surgeon
was, admired him from afar – the Michael Sheen
character, Martin Whitly. Now she’s sequestered in
the bowels of this facility with that very person, and
it was intriguing to me.
What was the actual joining of the “Prodigal Son” cast like for you?
What was great coming into this show was that I was welcomed so nicely. There’s a familiarity to
working with Michael that is just inherent, which is very comforting when you walk onto the set
for the first time and the cast and crew all know each other. As our story unfolds, I’m going to
be introduced to this wonderful cast more than being in this kind of gray and very, very intense
situation with Martin Whitly.
Diversity is a big consideration in making a television series now. How have you found
that on “Prodigal Son”?
Kudos to Fox, because they do something that is very, very important to us as actors. This show has
a fantastic diversity behind the camera. Our crew represents all of us ... women, race, everything,
and that’s really nice. People are working full-focus on, first of all, doing good work – but being
gracious and respectful to everybody else who is making the show work. I really noticed that when
I first walked onto the “Prodigal Son” set.
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