While tackling a story like “The Watcher,” some of the actors were concerned with being as respectful to the actual story as possible, while others were focused on the vision that Ryan Murphy had when creating the Netflix series. “The Watcher” only keeps the location and the actual letters left for the homeowners. The trailer showcases sequences that the real Broaddus family never experienced. Given this fact, there has been some worry about the series being disrespectful or exploitative.
Most of the members involved in the project trusted Ryan Murphy, though. As such, they were able to push past the worry of the story, but one question weighed on everyone’s mind, viewer and cast member alike. Who actually is the titular Watcher?
According to Jennifer Coolidge, the identity of the Watcher was kept secret from the cast throughout filming. Even the person playing the Watcher didn’t actually know. “We were getting the scripts just one at a time, so we couldn’t tip off if we were the watcher if we wanted to cause we didn’t know. But it ended up being this huge advantage,” Coolidge reported during an interview with Decider. “You’re getting information so slowly that you could actually play a real person and then do Ryan’s brilliant dialogue.”
While the series took creative liberty with the real story, it still felt authentic. The adaptation works because even though much of it is fictitious, it could be anyone’s story. Coolidge concluded her own thoughts by saying, “There was a lot to play, and I like that I was guessing. We’re all written as complicated people.” This tactic, as it seemed, added to the real feel of the series.
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