Exclusive: Blindspotting Season 2 interviews with Jasmine Cephas Jones, Helen Hunt, Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal
Now airing on Star is the second season of “Blindspotting,” co-created by Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs, with Casal also starring in the series alongside Emmy winner Jasmine Cephas Jones and Academy Award winner Helen Hunt. It debuted to critical acclaim in 2021 and remains Certified Fresh at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It recently won the Audience Award for TV Spotlight at this year’s SXSW Film and TV festival.
The cast includes Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Helen Hunt, Benjamin Turner, Jaylen Barron, Candace Nicholas-Lippman, Atticus Woodward, LeVar Burton, April Absynth, Lance Holloway, Margo Hall, Andrew Chapelle, Katlynn Simone, and Tamera Tomakili.
The series centers on Ashley (Jones), who was nipping at the heels of a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles (Casal), her partner of 12 years and father of their son, Sean (Atticus Woodward) was suddenly incarcerated, leaving her to navigate a chaotic life when she is forced to move in with Miles’s mother, Rainey (Hunt), and sister, Trish (Jaylen Barron).
Nine months after Ashley and Miles’s prison nuptials in the season one finale, Ashley is doing backflips to try and raise their son on her own. She is reaching her breaking point, and is taking it out on everyone around her. Miles is adjusting to life on the inside, and counting down the days before their first family visitation weekend at San Quentin. Rainey is doing her best to make Ashley and Sean feel at home while trying to find a way to stay connected to her son behind bars, but Ashley holds all the cards. Trish’s new business is flourishing, but she is dealing with jealousy issues now that her best friend and business partner Jacque (April Absynth) is dating Cuddie (Lance Holloway).
Janelle (Candance Nicholas-Lippman) is growing frustrated with Ashley’s constant need for support, and has begun to miss her life back in Bali. And then of course Earl (Benjamin Earl Turner), fresh out of prison himself for unintentionally breaking his probation, has moved out of Nancy’s (Margo Hall) house and is trying to re-establish a relationship with his own family, and his past.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Jasmine Cephas Jones, Helen Hunt, Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal on what to expect from Ashley, Rainey and the rest of the cast this coming season.
