The Power cast talks electricity, finding your voice, and the Prime Video series' message
What if girls ruled the world? Amazon Prime Video's The Power, based on the bestselling book of the same name by Naomi Alderman, aims to answer this question. The series centers on the individual stories of several different women who, after enduring misogyny, abuse, and sexism, suddenly develop the power to shoot electricity straight from their fingertips.
Zrinka Cvitešić stars as Tatiana Moskalev, the unhappy wife of the President of Moldova, Halle Bush plays Allie, a foster-turned-outlaw struggling to find her voice, with Heather Agyepong portraying Ndudi – one of the very first people to be injured by 'the power.' Total Film spoke to the three about the show's message and what 'the power' means to them.
Total Film: Tatiana's story is interesting because she's an adult, but we frequently flashed back to her painful childhood. Do you feel like her story is initially juxtaposed with the other teen girls because she never really had a chance to be one?
Zrinka Cvitešić: I'm really grateful that they showed this part of her life, her childhood, because it gives us perspective on what damage does to a kid when the kid lives without love, understanding, emotional protection of their parents – all of that. I'm really happy about that because I don't think any kid should live without love, especially.
Allie has this amazing transformation, from essentially being unable to find her voice, to becoming this incredible leader. Can you talk about playing her like, or what kind of head space you were in?
Halle Bush: It's an amazing storyline and really I just wanted to mentally, spiritually, and physically put myself in Allie's shoes to display it the best way I can. And in the beginning, you do see her mute, and then
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