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‘Sirens’ Creator on the Power of Lilly Pulitzer, Michaela’s Bird Obsession and Turning Greek Myth Into New England Nightmare


"Sirens" creator Molly Smith Metzler explains the origins of "Hey Hey" and why Michaela is so obsessed with birds.

Starch your pastels and delete all your incriminating texts — Molly Smith Metzler ‘s new black comedy series “Sirens” is now streaming on Netflix. Over the course of one candy-colored weekend, Devon discovers a sordid affair buried in Michaela and her husband Peter (Kevin Bacon)’s mysterious past and races to free her sister from their clutches before she’s brainwashed into the coastal elite for good. Ahead of the series’ Netflix debut, Variety spoke to “Sirens” creator Metzler about the murky lines between hero and villain, the double meaning in the show’s title, and why uber-rich New Englanders are so obsessed with Lilly Pulitzer.

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