“Who in their mind could even fathom that the world would turn into what it turned into over the last year during this time from us going from pilot to actually filming,” Queen Latifah said. “But it seemed to be perfect timing for this show … to be able to tell these stories.”
Queen Latifah said her character has changed focus.
“She’s done working for the people who make the high decisions, the big decisions,” she said. “She’s done with the greed. She’s done with the uber-powerful. She is all about taking what she has learned through the years, what she’s mastered deftly, and using it for … the other 99% of the population who don’t have access to people like her, and that’s what drives her at this point.”
The producers said Richard Lindheim, who co-created the 1980s series starring Woodward, gave his seal of approval of the reboot before his death.
“Fortunately, he got to see the finished product before he transitioned,” Queen Latifah said. “He felt very positive about it … but I’m happy to have had his blessing throughout this whole process.”
The producers said another major difference in the series is telling the story from a Black woman’s perspective of America as a single mother of a teenage daughter testing boundaries.
“The notion of the outsider who comes in and helps the little guy has been around for a long time, and it’s never been more culturally relevant,” Marlowe said. “But to have a Black woman be the face of justice, we think, is really, really interesting special sauce for this moment.”
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