Astrid (Janna Morrison), left, and Lilly (Samantha Aucoin), proper, in "Astrid and Lilly Save The World."
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Two unlikely heroines rise to the event within the new Syfy collection “Astrid & Lilly Save the World.”
Premiering Jan. 26 (10 p.m on Syfy and simulcast on USA), the collection follows highschool greatest buds Astrid (Jana Morrison “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”) and Lilly (Samantha Aucoin), quirky outcasts typically bullied by their classmates for being plus-sized. Once they unintentionally open a portal to a monster dimension, they must rise as much as save the world whereas additionally navigating crushes, homework, irritating siblings, and different mundane horrors of highschool.
“After I received the audition, I used to be actually enthusiastic about it as a result of one of many issues it was saying was the ladies are presupposed to be slightly bit larger – plus-sized individuals,” Morrison, instructed The Submit.
“You by no means see that, actually, in any casting name. You don’t actually see main feminine roles with rolls. And the truth that they have been additionally going to avoid wasting the world – I used to be excited to see larger ladies saving the world. That was actually cool to me.”
“The present is actually about friendship and belief and rising,” mentioned Aucoin, a singer/songwriter and a newcomer to performing (that is her debut onscreen function). “It was an excessive studying curve. I had by no means been on a set earlier than and didn’t even know what a mark was.”
She discovered her character, Lilly, to be extraordinarily relatable, she mentioned.
“Simply realizing that she was coping with comparable kinds of insecurities that I handled rising up was actually interesting to me. The character is so susceptible and I received to type of dwell in that mentality for a short time. I went via plenty of these bodily and inner insecurities in highschool. And it was actually comforting, attending to be that lady once more. I discovered quite a bit from the character as I used to be enjoying her. I discovered how one can be extra assured.”
For Morrison, she additionally discovered Astrid to be relatable – significantly as a result of she believes in herself. However she additionally seemed to some different well-known TV heroines.
“Astrid did take plenty of inspiration from Olivia Benson from ‘Legislation & Order: SVU,’” she mentioned. “As a result of she desires to be a brilliant badass, and he or she additionally actually likes to unravel crimes and work out what individuals are doing and how much puzzle is occurring. I additionally drew quite a bit from ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ as a result of she was going via teen stuff but additionally coping with monsters.”
Nonetheless, heroines on different exhibits had one key distinction from Astrid and Lilly, Morrison mentioned.
“I actually liked watching exhibits like ‘Completely Spies’ and ‘Buffy,’ and I liked how badass they have been — however no person was ever my dimension. Or, I’m Filipino, and I by no means actually noticed that type of illustration. So I loved the truth that I might be my entire self and never really feel any disgrace. I’m simply actually proud to be enjoying the hero of a present. I’ve by no means seen that represented in media.”
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