Apparently the showrunners *really* wanted Erivo for the role (understandably, she’s great) and King had no problem with the character being Black, as long as she kept the same name (they’d considered filing off the serial numbers, including a name-change).
They ultimately included a quick bit about her family being West Indians who settled down as schoolteachers in coal country, so the character can still make Lithuanian references.
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Date: 2020-06-16 03:32 pm (UTC)From:They ultimately included a quick bit about her family being West Indians who settled down as schoolteachers in coal country, so the character can still make Lithuanian references.