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Kerry Washington on That ‘UnPrisoned’ Finale Cliffhanger, Learning to Pole Dance for the Show — and Feeling ‘So Grateful’ to Olivia Pope and ‘Scandal’
'UnPrisoned' star Kerry Washington on Season 2, learning how to pole dance, the finale's cliffhangers — and feeling 'grateful' to 'Scandal.'
In Hulu and Onyx Collective’s “UnPrisoned,” which is inspired by creator Tracy McMillan’s personal experiences, Washington plays Paige Alexander, a marriage and family therapist who must put theory into practice after her estranged father, Edwin (Delroy Lindo), gets out of prison and moves in with her and her 16-year-old son Finn (Faly Rakotohavana). While quarantining in her room, Washington — who has been shooting the top-secret, third “Knives Out” movie with a star-studded cast — opened up about how writing her bestselling memoir helped inform her own understanding of the show’s exploration of generational trauma, the joy she finds in physical comedy — and why she will always love Olivia Pope. You also had an opportunity to play up the physical comedy this season — there is the fun Alexander family therapy session in a WWE-esque ring, and then, of course, Paige’s first pole-dancing class with her ex-boyfriend Mal’s (Marque Richardson) new girlfriend (Brandee Evans).
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