From showrunner Silka Luisa and based on the novel by Lauren Beukes, the Apple TV+ series Shining Girls follows Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss, who’s also an executive producer and director on the project), the survivor of a traumatic assault who was never able to uncover her attacker’s identity until a recent murder is way too close to her own experience. As she finds links between a string of cold cases, Kirby’s once blurred reality becomes sharper in focus and she realizes that while she is the only surviving victim, she can still reclaim control of her life instead of only being guided by fear.
During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Moss talked about how she always enjoys playing the characters she takes on even when the material is dark, the most satisfying aspect of this particular experience, what made this project different from her typical approach to the process, keeping track of the subtle changes they made within the shifting reality, what it was like to also direct episodes, why she thinks the audience deserves to know that Kirby figures things out for herself, and that choosing projects comes out of an intrinsic connection she has with a character.
42