I Hate Suzie Too Creator Lucy Prebble on Sky/HBO Max Treffer Season 2 “Funnier, Angrier” and “Ahead Of The Game”

I hate Suzie too Co-creator Lucy Prebble said the second season of her and Billie Piper’s Sky/HBO Max hit would be “funnier and angrier” than the first series as she considered “taking the game up a notch with her portrayal of fear.” be in front”.

The first season of the Bad Wolf/Sky Studios show quickly became a revelation when it debuted two years ago and was critically acclaimed for its unbridled handling of fear, fame and media hype, while Piper was praised for her lead role. Suzy Pickles, a child star turned dysfunctional adult. Prebble won a BAFTA for the first season and Piper was nominated along with supporting actress Leila Farzad.

The second season was cut from eight and a half hours to three hours and revolves entirely around Pickles’ decision to participate Strict Come Dancelike celebrity dance form Dance Crazee to rebuild their reputation and make money.

“It’s more Suzie-focused than before and it’s funnier and angrier,” Prebble told Deadline. “The form is more traditional, but the content is more daring. Tonally, I think it’s more confident and driven – it has lighter highs and darker lows. It’s an exploration of a woman trying to find herself after turning her life upside down.”

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The writer said that she and Piper, who “created more of an acronym for season two,” were “groundbreaking” in creating a show that focuses on “causing anxiety and fear to watch,” which has since set a trend. .

“I was fascinated by ‘fear’ as a word and a diagnosis and how ubiquitous and timely it was. Now it feels like it’s everywhere,” she continued. “Something similar happened when I wrote a play about Enron, it was the only time I saw the American companies on stage, but then the financial crisis came and pictures were everywhere. I think I should be happy to lead the way, but I also want to tell people a little bit, ‘This felt original, I swear’.”

I hate Suzie too however, will move away from the fear theme to focus more on narcissism, Prebble added.

Given the outrageous success of season one, she said she didn’t feel pressured to write something similar for season two, saying, “I don’t usually work on something unless I think the idea is great and it’s my debt.” to scratch it. “

The real pressure came from her “extremely limited window of opportunity,” she added as she joined the highly anticipated fourth season of successor.

“It’s basically destroyed every other life of mine in the past year,” she added.

I hate Suzie too launches on Sky and HBO Max next week.