Q&A with Ginger Gonzaga

“The Lesson Is Murder”

This documentary from ABC News Studios follows psychological criminologist and ex-FBI special agent Dr. Bryanna Fox and her class of graduate students as they study convicted murderers, evaluating their personality traits and developing psychological profiles, in an effort to understand why killers kill. (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Rye Lane”

Raine Allen-Miller made her feature film directorial debut with this British comedy about Yas and Dom (Vivian Oparah, “Class,” and David Jonsson, “Industry”), twentysomethings coming off bad break-ups who connect and help each other work through their trauma during one eventful day in London. Karene Peter, Benjamin Sarpong-Broni and Malcolm Atobrah also star. (ORIGINAL)

Q: Did you see the movie version of “True Lies” before starting the series?

A: I was in a lucky position where I had never seen the film, so even before the pilot, I committed to not watching it because I know Jamie has an iconic performance. The last thing I want to do is an impression of Jamie Lee Curtis. I love her so much, I have so much respect for her, I didn’t want to absorb any of it. When I auditioned for this, I got to literally just take the script for what it is and be like, “Okay, here’s (the character) Helen,” like I would have done at any audition. How can I make this pop? How can I make this a character I want to play? How can I make this super-funny? I got to organically just make it based off of (that).

Q: Do you feel that the “True Lies” series stands apart from the movie?

A: The DNA of the show is in the film, and there’s so many winks at it. And I think just because of the year it is, it already has that freshness to it. It’s the perfect amount of time between when the film happened and when we made this, because it’s not so close that you’re like, “Oh, I remember the other one.” Society has evolved, the actors are different, so we’re lucky in that way. It really makes it just kind of easy to be this fresh, new thing.

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“Movie: Reggie”

Reggie Jackson looks back on his baseball career and considers what his legacy might be as a Hall of Fame slugger and Black athlete in this documentary from director Alex Stapleton (“Hello, Privilege. It’s Me, Chelsea”). Along with Jackson, Hank Aaron, Julius Erving and Derek Jeter are interviewed, as are his former teammates Joe Rudi, Vida Blue and Rollie Fingers. (ORIGINAL)

“Monumental: An Artists Den Experience”

This series of hourlong specials features a performance, exclusive interviews and venue vignettes with a popular recording artist at iconic locations around the world.

The premiere installment features British pop singer Ellie Goulding in a performance at Kew Gardens in London, supporting her fifth studio album, “Higher Than Heaven.” (ORIGINAL)

“Movie: Nope”

Daniel Kaluuya reteamed with his “Get Out” director Jordan Peele for this 2022 horror mystery in which he stars as one of two siblings who discover something sinister in the skies above their California ranch. Keke Palmer plays the sister in question, in a cast with Steven Yeun, Keith David and Wrenn Schmidt (“For All Mankind”).

“The Power”

Based on British author Naomi Alderman’s novel, this fantasy series imagines a world in which a group of teenage girls suddenly and mysteriously develop a special power that allows them to electrocute people at will. Toni Collette, John Leguizamo, Auli’i Cravalho, Toheeb Jimoh and Josh Charles head the cast for showrunner Raelle Tucker (“True Blood”). (ORIGINAL)

“Jane: Season 1” (Apple TV+ — series premiere, April 14)

Inspired by the work of Jane Goodall, this original family drama series follows 9-year-old Jane, a budding environmentalist on a quest to save endangered animals with the help of best friends David and Greybeard the chimpanzee. Ava Louise Murchison, Mason Blomberg, Tamara Almeida and Dan Abramovici star.

Coming Soon

“Seven Kings Must Die” (Netflix — movie premiere, April 14)

This original movie follow-up to the Brit action series “The Last Kingdom” picks up following the death of King Edward, as Uhtred (Alexander Dreymon) and his comrades strive to form a united England while invaders and rival heirs do battle for the crown.

Ingrid and Alexandra Toth also star.

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