MRS. DAVIS stars Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen, showrunner, executive producer and writer Tara Hernandez and executive producer and writer Damon Lindelof made their Red Carpet debut at SXSW’s iconic Stateside Theater this evening, Tuesday, March 14, at the World Premiere of Peacock’s highly anticipated original series. A packed house with standing room only filled the room with laughter, cheers and applause, and after the screening of the first two episodes, Tara, Damon and the cast discussed the series during a Q&A moderated by Paste Magazine’s editor-in-chief Josh Jackson.
QUOTES FROM THE PANEL:
“We started going on walks and sort of spitballing ideas, and inevitably those conversations would devolve into all of these questions that we had. We just decided, what if there was an algorithm that answered all of our questions?”
-Tara Hernandez
“We love tech, we need tech. Tech can be a valuable tool, but we also need a champion to push back against it because we’re worried about where all of this is headed.”
-Damon Lindelof
“[Tara & Damon] asked big questions joyfully and invented a new genre…No Country For Old Looney Tunes.”
-Betty Gilpin
“The opportunity to do something like this is so weird and rare and everybody showed up kind of on the same page to just swing from the fences.”
-Jake McDorman
“It was a wild ride and I wouldn’t do it with anyone else.”
-Andy McQueen
All week at SXSW, Peacock brought MRS. DAVIS to life with an interactive quest featuring an impossible-to-miss crowd of nuns, who popped up around the Austin Convention Center, roamed Rainey Street and enjoyed quintessential Austin activities like boot shopping and mechanical bull riding.
MRS. DAVIS premieres exclusively on Peacock with four episodes on April 20, followed by new episodes airing weekly on Thursdays.
ABOUT MRS.DAVIS
Logline: “Mrs. Davis” is the world’s most powerful Artificial Intelligence. Simone is the nun devoted to destroying Her. Who ya got?
Premiere Date: MRS. DAVIS premieres on April 20 with the first four episodes. New episodes stream on Thursdays.
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer: Tara Hernandez (The Big Bang Theory, Young Sheldon)
Executive Producer / Writer: Damon Lindelof (Lost, Watchmen, The Leftovers)
Executive Producer / Director (multiple episodes): Owen Harris (Black Mirror: San Junipero, Brave New World) will direct multiple episodes of the series, including the first
Executive Producer / Director (multiple episodes): Alethea Jones (Rise of the Pink Ladies, Evil)
Cast: Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman and Andy McQueen star, along with recurring cast Ben Chaplin, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Katja Herbers, Chris Diamantopoulos, Ashley Romans, Tom Wlaschiha and Mathilde Ollivier
Produced by: Warner Bros. Television
Format: Drama series, 8 episodes x 60 minutes
Trailer: HERE
Key Art: HERE
Teaser: HERE
Photos: HERE
Press Notes: HERE
Social Information: @Peacock | #MrsDavisPeacock
