After a whirlwind trip, James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti’s new show ‘Every Is Doing Great’ is now in Hulu. HL exclusively spoke to the cast about how Jeevan inspired the show and season 2 after ‘OTH’.
Long road of Everyone is doing great It’s worth it for the first time creators on Hulu James loferty And Stefan Colletti. The new series, which premiered on January 13, follows two actors, James and Seth, who are trapped in a helpless state 5 years after their hit vampire series. Eternal Finished. They are both handling their career meltdown very differently, with Seth focused on Jeremy’s return to work. Jeremy is also working with his wife and former co-star Andrea, whose career has taken flight.
Hollywoodlife Talked to EXCLUSIVELY with James, Stephen and, Alexandra Park About the series. James and Stephen report that the show was inspired by their own lives one Tree Hill Ended in 2012. “Stephen and I lived a very interesting life post-one Tree Hill, James told Hollywoodlife. “Whenever we met together, we had a lot to laugh about our experiences in the industry. And just, frankly, how difficult things were as we thought they were going to happen. Naturally, we did not just feel sorry for ourselves. We just thought it was hilarious. We knew we were going to get through this, and so this idea really started. [We thought] Maybe we can explore some of them, maybe there is some comedy that people really enjoy. I brought it to him, and he really helped me get on with it. He also made it his own. We were away and running very quickly after that, [and] It fell into all kinds of space. “


Her own real-life experiences in the entertainment industry formed the basis for the show. Stephen said, “It was really our jumping off point, as James has mentioned before, all these experiences we’ve had as we matured through this industry, and What we’ve seen, “said Stephen. “What is one of the best ways to deal with things therapeutically, and it is more than a few laughs. Hopefully, we were able to take a lot of these stories and experiences and weave them into the story of these characters. Almost all of them have different stories and things that have happened to us, they fit different characters. But it was important to us, especially as a couple of amateur comedians starting this journey – not comedians at all – but trying to dive into comedy, which we knew was funny for us, about it. Were very specific. And if we start there, hopefully, the rest will bleed and others will probably find it strange too. So it was important for us to start with what we knew well. “
Everyone is doing great Both James and Stephen have had a passion project. The series was first screened at the ATX Television Festival in 2018. James and Stephen were promoting the show across the country before it was acquired by Hulu in 2020. The first season consisted of 8 episodes and co-producers. Already looking forward to Season 2.
“We’ve written a lot of things, and we’re ready to get 100%,” James revealed. “Right now, we are really focused on the fact that it is really coming to Hulu. We still can’t believe this is happening. So we’re really excited to see what the reaction is to this first season. We really just hope that people like to ask it for a second season because it’s really who’s going to take it, right? We want that second season with every fiber of our existence, but at the end of the day, it’s going to take people, it’s going to get people talking about it, and it’s going to make people talk more about it. Is going to give information and is going to tell us that for this they want it to happen. But when this happens we are 100% ready. “


What James, Stephen and Alex expected of their characters during the first season. James said that Jeremy doesn’t have the self-determination to find out who he is-Eternal. In fact, he is so afraid of failure that he has given up trying altogether. James said that Jeremy is currently in a “selfish” and “immature” place. “He hasn’t really grown up, and he hasn’t really faced the music, because the next phase of his life requires him to get out of it. I think Seth and Andrea find themselves in this situation, Where they are trying to figure out what they can really do for him, if anything, or if this guy also fits in his life at all, ”she continued.
As for Andrea, Alexandra reveals that her character feels that her life has been cured, but this is not at all true. The first season will feature Andrea’s “inner journey”. Alexandra said, “She’s another one who went straight to the second show and people are a little behind, but I think she’s wondering if chasing perfection really makes you happy,” Alexandra said .
When it comes to Seth, Stefan teases “pushing and pulling” for Seth, speaking of Jeremy and Andrea. Stephen pointed out, “They were running on the marital issue, so they bent on it.” Hollywoodlife. “He’s caught a bit in the middle, and you see a little bit of that push and pull and are trying to balance him, while his life isn’t comfortable at all.”