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Jun 2022
52m 43s

America’s Sweethearts

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Co-showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn sit down with Nancy one last time to look at how the series wrapped up, and whether or not a satisfying closure is even possible in stories like this. And we finally hear from star Colin Firth about what he did to prepare for the role of Michael Peterson, and if played the title role as an innocent or a guilty ma ... Show More
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