already flying towards the most stunned series on Netflix this weekend it is devil in Ohio, a thrilling miniseries about a hospital psychiatrist who welcomes a mysterious teenage girl who discovers a pentagram carved into her back. This teen named Mae is played by Madeleine Arthur together BoneEmily Deschanel as Suzanne, the woman who soon realizes she has a former cult member in her care. while we eat netflix new version Arthur gave us an idea of how he prepared for the particularly dark role.
Madeleine Arthur is best known for her role in all boys trilogy , which saw its conclusion last year. be ready for devil in Ohio, the actress told Gossipify what helped her get into character. In her words:
I have certainly researched many different cults. I have read some books. I have read articles. I loved watching movies, like Midsommar, Martha Marc and May Marlene, which were amazing and I loved immersing myself in them. Cults are fascinating. Many people seem to be fascinated by them. So it was a good excuse to find out more about them.
Arthur specifically went to see some modern cult movies, sharing that he liked Ari Aster’s 2019 horror film. mid summerwhich follows the character of Florence Pugh traveling to a Swedish city e succumb to his cult after the death of his family and a broken relationship. mid summer it’s a solid choice because it imagines how someone could fall in love with a cult if they don’t have support in other aspects of their life.
martha marcy may marlene is a 2011 film starring Elizabeth Olsen, who plays a woman who tries to integrate into her family after leaving a violent sect. It aligns much closer to the texture of devil in Ohio, especially since this series and the film really delve into the negative effects cults can have on people, even once they are removed from them. Arthur continues:
[I took] little bits and pieces of everything, I think it was mostly just trying to make Mae more real to me so I could understand her way of thinking and love the psychological aspect of understanding her as human and her conditioning. It was like I was taking everything I could and putting it all together.
Gossipify also spoke with devil in OhioEmily Deschanel on the role of trauma in the role of her character, actively dealing with her violent past while welcoming Mae (except in a cult setting). The Bone the actress shared that it was particularly important for her not to “trivialize” the experiences represented in the series .
devil in Ohio, which is based on a book by Netflix showrunner Daria Polatin, is also inspired by real events in an Ohio city. The creator claimed that the setting of the series story is real and it really happened, but we don’t know which particular case it refers to. devil in Ohio now broadcasts with a netflix subscription .
Source: Cinemablend
