The residents of Rosewood aren’t the only ones with secrets.
This time around, however, the stakes seem to be even higher than before.
A is out for revenge, and the new series has been tinged with even more horror.
Yes, and I also watched it when it was originally out.
I was late to the party, so I started [around] Season 4 or 5.
I really loved the finale.
I loved all the twists and turns.
The spin-off has nods to the original, but it’s also its own world as well.
Did you feel any added pressure going into a spin-off series where there was already such a large fandom?
This is the exciting thing about it, because it’s not a reboot.
It’s in the “Pretty Little Liars” universe.
Do you have a fun story?
The typical way not everything happens in person, but a lot of it does unfold in person.
In this case, it was a phone call.
This is going to be good."
What was your first impression of Marjorie?
Does she feel different than any character you’ve played before?
I find that very interesting, because we are complicated.
That’s the “this.”
She’s the “that.”
He’s the “this.”
What is really exciting about the roles that I’ve been able to play is that they are complicated.
My impression of Marjorie was pure excitement, because she is complicated.
I was learning along the way, and that was the interesting process of shooting.
That’s how we would receive the material.
The fun of not knowing the arc allowed me to play into the here and now.
It’s fun that you get to learn it like a viewer would along the way.
That’s how I felt when I read the finale.
We were all in a group text, and we were like, “Did you see that?”
“Oh, my God.
Can you believe this?”
What was it like working with him on “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin”?
The beauty of his personality and how he works is that there’s none of that.
Powerhouse, witty, experienced, skilled, strong, great leader.
You also worked with actress Maia Reficco, who plays your daughter Noa.
What was it like working with her to develop your mother-daughter relationship?
From watching, it seems like a shattered or broken relationship.
Just as you described it, there are different ways in which their relationship is broken.
There’s a lack of communication.
There’s a lack of caretaking that is all unfolding that affects how they interact day to day.
Connecting with her was very fast and very easy.
How did you two meet for the first time?
It’s very interesting to look up.
It’s for a nighttime ritual.
What’s your address?"
I got the link to the hotel, and I sent her the information.
She opens the link.
I said, “Not well.
[Laughs] I feel there’s an energy of unrest.”
I said, “That’s so weird.”
There was this very old church right outside of my window.
So [Laughs], I think I was picking up on that.
Were there any scenes that you worked on in spaces that were haunted?
Were you ever scared yourself or really creeped out to work on a scene?
Would you have to act, or would you really genuinely be scared?"
The answer is genuinely scared.
There’s a few, but there’s one that I’m nostalgic about.
It was the last day of shooting.
I realized it was my last day, and we had spent so much time together.
I get chills talking about it.
[Laughs] It was really magical and memorable.
Were you surprised by how the season ends?
People are going to love this."
Yes, it is definitely surprising.
Have you heard any really crazy theories yet, or is it too early?
I’ve heard a few different things [where] I’m like, “Huh.
Everyone has different theories …
I’ve heard things that are all over the place.
Two new episodes will be released each Thursday.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
