Roar, a new anthology series, just dropped on AppleTV+ today, and offers an insightful, poignant, and sometimes hilarious portrait of what it means to be a woman today. Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the dark comedy series is created by Carly Mensch and Liz Flahive (GLOW). It features an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman (Being the Ricardos), who also executive produces, Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Issa Rae (Insecure), Alison Brie (Happiest Season), Betty Gilpin (The Tomorrow War), Meera Syal (Yesterday), Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie), Fivel Stewart (Atypical) and Kara Hayward (Us). Roar offers a unique blend of magical realism, familiar domestic and professional scenarios, and futuristic worlds. The 8 episode series portrays dilemmas of ordinary women in accessible yet surprising ways.
We were joined on the Popternative show by Fivel Stewart to discuss her episode titled “The Girl Who Loved Horses” (episode 8). In the episode, Jane (Stewart) is looking for vengeance after her father is murdered. As she begins her quest to for revenge, and to find her father’s missing horse, her friend (Kara Hayward) tries to help, in her own way. In our interview, we asked Fivel about the training she had to endure in order to prepare for her horse riding scenes. She also discusses the uniqueness of the series overall, and the importance of seeing women’s experiences on screen.
Watch the full interview with Fivel Stewart below.
All 8 episodes of Roar are now streaming on AppleTV+.
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