Giancarlo Esposito has opened up about honoring Andre Braugher‘s legacy when taking on the function of A.B. Wynter in Netflix’s The Residence. Braugher was set to star within the Shondaland-produced collection in a key function, taking part in the White Home Chief Usher, and had filmed his scenes for 4 out of the eight episodes, however he did not full manufacturing as he sadly died in Dec. 2023 of lung most cancers. The choice was later made to recast the function and reshoot his scenes, with Esposito stepping in to interchange Braugher. Nonetheless, Esposito admits it was not a straightforward name to make.
Chatting with AP Information on the latest premiere of The Residence, Esposito addressed the “tough choice” of changing Braugher within the thriller drama collection, explaining how he had hoped to honor him in taking part in the character. He additionally touched on his private relationship with Braugher, which developed as they discovered themselves transferring in the identical appearing circles — most notably when Esposito took a task on Murder: Life on the Road following Braugher’s exit from the NBC drama, then later starred alongside him within the present’s follow-up TV film, Murder: The Film.
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Supply: AP Information
The Residence
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2024 – 2024
- Community
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Netflix
- Administrators
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Liza Johnson
- Writers
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Paul William Davies