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Jack Whitehall, who is also a parent, says he found elements of the script relatable.
(Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times)
Jack Whitehall and Keke Palmer star in “The ‘Burbs,” a new thriller-comedy series on Apple TV+ that aims to subvert the tropes of the suburban mystery genre.
Whitehall connected with the script due to his own experiences as a father. His daughter, Elsie, is currently 2 and a half years old. (The interview took place when Palmer’s son, Leo, was approaching his 3rd birthday.)
“So many elements of the script were really relatable, with the character of Rob and the slight guilt that he has that he’s going back to work and his wife is feeling trapped and wanting to be a protector and to be helpful, but then also not quite knowing where his place is and how he can be sort of useful and caring,” Whitehall says.
For Palmer, portraying samira’s unease involved capturing the anxieties of the postpartum period.
“you’re always kind of having this anxiety,” she says. “And I don’t want to say it’s disproportionate, but to a certain degree it is. You’re constantly filtering out,is this real danger? You are kind of constantly gaslighting yourself.”
Throughout the eight-episode season, which concludes with a cliffhanger, “The ‘Burbs” intentionally keeps the audience guessing. The series focuses on secrets held by Rob, though Whitehall notes, “I think at one point in this series the finger is pointed at literally every single member of our cast.”
“The ‘Burbs” also addresses issues of race in a nuanced way.
“It was really important to me that we didn’t make it a cliché,” says Palmer, who is also an executive producer. “it’s expected that we play up the ‘Get Out’ aspect. so I think it was about not being untrue to that reality and how that plays a role in the story but to talk about the bigger thing where it’s really just about being a fish out of water.”
Samira finds a sense of belonging among the neighborhood’s eccentric residents,mirroring Palmer’s upbringing in Robbins,Illinois,a suburb
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