Yet these actors, though they took different paths, have insisted on keeping their SAG cards active.
How was it coming back to TV, and how did producing change the process for you?
Matthew Fox: I hadn’t produced before, and the entire experience was amazing.
It was really good.
Being the EP was part of the reason I came back.
It’s been amazing, top to bottom.
Even the performing part, the acting part, was far more fun and challenging.
Everybody brought their A game with such passion and commitment and hard work and long hours.
I’m so proud of the experience.
Joanne Froggatt loves exploring new characters
Joanne, your list of credits is impressive.
What did you find compelling about this character?
Joanne Froggatt: I’m always excited to have a new character come to life.
There was so much fun stuff I was able to explore with her.
And there’s so many other things that I want to do.
You [can’t] always put your finger on what piques your interest.
With “Last Light,” it was absolutely a fantastic story that ticks all the boxes.
And that makes you and me root for them.
How did you set about creating that familial feeling between the actors and the characters?
Fox: That was something we were all aware of.
Even if they don’t know what it is, they need to sense that.
The boy who played our son, Taylor Fay, is absolutely incredible.
Jo had to workshop her relationship with his character, Sam.
It was similar with Alyth Ross, who is absolutely amazing and plays Laura, our daughter.
What idea do you want to stay with them?
Froggatt: First and foremost, we’re there to entertain people.
I want people to say, “Wow, I couldn’t stop watching.
I had to binge it,” as a base level.
Underneath that, I’d love them to take away the hope that love and humanity can bring.
That gives us all hope, no matter what may or may not be happening around us.
And maybe also an awareness of where we are as a world, as well.
Moving away from fossil fuels is definitely high on the list, if not the highest.
I hope that they enjoy this story and that they’re rooting for this family.
Yes, there’s a warning in the series, underneath it.
There’s also a lot of hope.
We have to believe in science and innovation and attention to the problem.
We need to focus on the problem, both in governments and corporations.
It’s important for people to believe that this can be righted.
This ship can be righted.
It just requires the right amount of focus in the right places.
Fox: My greatest challenge was the action was a little bit surprising to me.
[Director] Dennie Gordon doesn’t play around when it comes to the action sequences.
I need to amplify that by about 12 times and get myself in shape!
Froggatt: Challenge for me?
Everyone, the team, everyone that we worked with.
I loved everybody on this crew.
Fox: What she said about the greatest joy.
It was the collaboration.
It was the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.
It was an incredible collaboration and that really warms my heart.
“Last Light"is now streaming on Peacock.
This interview has been edited for clarity.
