Exclusive: Rosie Perez and Zeljko Ivanek talk Apple TV+ Series ‘Now & Then’
Now playing exclusively on Apple TV+ is the drama series “Now & Then,” which was released debut globally with three episodes on Friday, May 20.
Set in Miami and shot in both Spanish and English, “Now & Then” stars an exceptional ensemble cast, including Academy Award nominees Marina de Tavira and Rosie Perez, Ariel Award winner José María Yazpik, multi-Goya Award winner Maribel Verdú, Manolo Cardona, Goya Award winner Soledad Villamil, Emmy Award winner Željko Ivanek, Jorge López, Alicia Jaziz, Dario Yazbek Bernal, Alicia Sanz, Jack Duarte and Miranda de la Serna.
“Now & Then” is a multi-layered thriller that explores the differences between youthful aspirations and the reality of adulthood, when the lives of a group of college best friends are forever changed after a celebratory weekend ends up with one of them dead. Now, 20 years later, the remaining five are reluctantly reunited by a threat that puts their seemingly perfect worlds at risk.
The series hails from Bambú Producciones and creators Ramón Campos, and Gema R. Neira. Campos serve as showrunner and the series is written by Neira and Campos with their team. Teresa Fernández Valdés and Gideon Raff are executive producers of the show and Raff also directs.
Perez, whose notable credits include Do the Right Thing, White Men Can't Jump, Untamed Heart, and Fearless, which earned her an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actress, is Flora, a talented detective obsessed with an unresolved case from 20 years ago. She who will stop at nothing to discover the truth.
Ivanek, who has done a boatload of TV series and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on Damages, plays Sullivan, a seasoned detective who keeps his partner Flora from getting into too much trouble. He always operates based on evidence and logic.
Blackfilmandtv.com correspondent Sidnee MIchelle talked to Perez and Ivanek about their roles on the show.
