Esther Smith & Rafe Spall Interview: Trying Season 3
Trying season 3, which is currently dropping new episodes everyFriday on Apple TV+, has finally turned Nikki (Esther Smith, Cuckoo) and Jason (Rafe Spall, MIB: International) into the parents they've longed to be for so long. After fighting to keep young Tyler (Mickey McAnulty) with his sister Princess (Eden Togwell), the couple now have to prove themselves competent and capable amidst financial crises and housing problems.
Of course, they're not the only ones dealing with personal and professional issues while trying to keep it all together. The cast of Trying is filled to the brim with talented actors portraying family members and friends who are being put through the wringer in as comedic-yet-heartfelt a manner as possible. Some of them include Imelda Staunton as Penny, Ophelia Lovibond as Erica, Oliver Chris as Freddy, Sian Brooke as Karen, and Darren Boyd as Scott.
Related: 10 Reasons You Should Watch Apple TV+'s Trying
Screen Rant spoke to Smith & Spall about what kids bring to the family dynamic on and off-screen, the most unexpected turns in Trying season 3, and their own most ludicrous show-and-tell stories.
In Trying season 3, your onscreen family has grown larger, and we're getting to actually see you with the kids. What is that experience like off-screen, having these younglings around every episode?
Esther Smith: Obviously, there's a different dynamic on set, because you've got these two little people that you have to look after and be role models to. But they were so lovely and brilliant that it was just a joy to have them — and they were a really nice reminder, actually.
I think because they're children, and because the idea of play and make-believe comes so easy to them, it's just a lovely reminder for us
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