Wagner Moura Interview: Shining Girls
Shining Girls, the latest Apple TV+ limited series, is a psychological thriller that trades in time travel. Premiering on the streaming service April 29, the show is based on the 2013 best-selling novel by Lauren Beukes. It centers on newspaper archivist Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale), whose brutal assault years before still haunts her but may also be the key to tracking down a serial killer who moves inexplicably through time.
Aiding her in this quest is journalist Dan Velazquez (Wagner Moura, Narcos), whose alcoholism led to a downward turn in his career. Though he looks at Kirby's case as a comeback for him at first, he soon finds himself personally invested in the search for the truth and the distribution of justice for the «shining girls» who have become victims of the mysterious assailant.
Related: Shining Girls Trailer: Elisabeth Moss Hunts Killer In Metaphysical Thriller
Moura spoke to Screen Rant about the complex man he plays, the importance of elevating journalism in storytelling, and how much he enjoyed incorporating a Brazilian background for his character.
Screen Rant: When we first meet Dan, he both seems a very passionate journalist but also a very troubled man. Can you talk about the struggle inside of him?
Wagner Moura: Yeah, it's an interesting character. We get to know Dan little by little, because in the first episode we know that he's coming back from a leave of absence, but we don't know why. We know there's something wrong there.
But I think it's a character that gets traction from episode 3 on. That's when you know that he has a kid, and that he's struggling to take care of that kid by himself. That he is an alcoholic. So, it's a great character.
He's a good journalist, and
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