SPOILER ALERT: This post contains light spoilers forLaidonPeacock.
PeacocksLaid, from executive producers and co-showrunners Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna, presents quite a messy premise.
DEADLINE:Did both of you have any hand in the casting of Rubys many ex-boyfriends?
(L-R) Stephanie Hsu as Ruby, John Early as himself in ‘Laid’
Are there any stories about how certain actors signed on to the show?
STEPHANIE HSU:I had a big old, tiny hand in that.
Literally, every single person was hand-picked.
They had the sex timeline in the writers room, and on the timeline, it saidJohn Earlyas himself.
And I was like, Do you guys know John Early?
And everybody was like, No, were just huge fans.
And I was like, Im friends with John Early.
So I went home that night and texted him to be like, Are you interested?
He was one of the first people that we cast before we even had a real script for him.
We were just like, if he wants to do it, well write an episode for him.
I think when those relationships are threatened in any way, it feels really, really scary.
The journey that AJ and Ruby go on is a very real one.
Its really, horribly sad and awful.
Keeping those friendships intact and sort of holding them in a precious, delicate way is really important.
DEADLINE:As the series goes on, theres a rough patch between them.
What can you say about their reunion?
HSU:Well, listen, look at us.
You want us to be together in the end, dont you?Ill say it like that.
Dont you want these two to end up together?
MAMET:We wont … make you sad?
HSU:We wont kiss.
Could they just make out?
No, I guess not.
DEADLINE:AJs boyfriend Zack is kind of a dud.
Will she have redemption later on?
Is there hope for her love life too?
MAMET:I mean, were gonna have to see what she chooses there.
He could have been very two dimensional, and he really, really wasnt.
I think when she starts to do that, some things also come to light.
This interview was edited and condensed for length and clarity.
