Leonardo Nam Interview: Maggie
The future and ideas of destiny factor heavily into romantic stories, and both are at the center of the streaming series Maggie. Now available on Hulu, Maggie focuses on a woman whose perspective on the future is much more direct that anyone else around her. Meanwhile, other characters, like Leonardo Nam's Dave, offer a counterpoint in their more immediate view of the here and now.
On Maggie, the titular psychic of the show (Rebecca Rittenhouse) can see into the future, but her ability to do so grows more complicated when she sees glimpses into her own future life. Maggie comes to face questions of how she and others can enjoy their lives in the present if knowledge of the future overshadows it. While definitely a weighty subject, Maggie handles it with a light-hearted tone and plenty of humor.
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We speak to Leonardo Nam on the making of Maggie, his role on the show as the carefree Dave, and the show's balance of levity with ideas of love and future destiny.
Screen Rant: How did you come to join Maggie as Dave?
Leonardo Nam: Initially heard about the project through my agent, and I met with the creators of the show, Justin Adler and Maggie Mull, and also in the room — or the Zoom room! — was Natalia Anderson, the executive producer and the director of the pilot. It was great to be connected with people who were interested in what I call a new way of working and this new kind of work experience that we have all gone through. So, it was really wonderful and refreshing to be with people who were interested in hearing how they wanted to kind of build a character who was grounded, yet had levity, that played the foil to Maggie's role and her journey,
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