Interview: Garret Dillahunt and Greg Garcia Convinced Martha Plimpton To Join Sprung Five Days Before Shooting
Greg Garcia is back, and this time with a fresh comedy series! Sprung streams on Amazon's Freevee and reunites Garret Dillahunt and Martha Plimpton from Garcia's previous sitcom Raising Hope. The two played husband-and-wife duo Virginia and Burt Chance, roles that earned them both Critics Choice Television Award nominations.
This show follows a convicted criminal Jack (Dillahunt) and his early release from prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is left without the proper resources to survive and ends up sheltering with his former cellmate, Rooster (Garcia), Rooster’s mom (Plimpton), and his former prison girlfriend, Gloria (Shakira Barrera). Together, they use their criminal minds for “good.”
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The series has received praise for its clever storytelling and Plimpton's «mama bear» performance, but the actor tells us that she almost wasn't part of the production. Five days before the production was set to start filming, Plimpton received a call from Dillahunt and Garcia—who was also the showrunner for My Name is Earl— asking her to hop on a plane immediately. She recalls, “I got a call. I was in London, where I am now, and I got a call on a Friday night, around nine o'clock, from Garrett and Greg saying, ‘Can you be on a plane on Sunday, and start shooting on Tuesday?’”
Given the trust that she has in the duo, it was a no-brainer. “I had been doing another show and then that show, for better or worse, didn't end up getting a second season. I was suddenly free. I read the scripts on the plane on Sunday, and I absolutely loved them. I loved the character and I loved what Greg had done," she adds.
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