about the series' authenticity, its differences to, his inspirations for Ian , working with one of the world's biggest tech companies and what's in store for next season.We wrote the part of CW Longbottom and then sat down with Jeannie McCarthy, our casting director, and she said who do you have in mind? We said, type-wise, we’re looking for F. Murray Abraham. She said great, what about F. Murray Abraham? We’re like, I don’t think he’d do something like this.
You tackle hot-button issues surrounding the games industry in this show. Who did you consult with to accurately approach those? Yes, something that’s really important to us is we wanted to make sure that nobody felt pandered to — and if there is a community that recognizes pandering, that’s the gaming community and they do not appreciate it. Honestly, I feel like just the viewing public recognizes it, as well, and they can smell bullshit. I think there’s such a glut right now of movies and television shows that are just checking boxes and saying, "Look how diverse our cast is.