The Outlaws Bosses: Like An Omelet features Christopher Walken on the show

The co-creators of “The Outlaws” spoke EXCLUSIVELY to HL and Stephen Merchant talked about how he embarked on “one mission” to bring Christopher Walken on board as Frank Sheldon.

bandits It follows 7 strangers who have to serve the community together after committing various crimes. The adventure really begins when they come across a bag of money. One of these “thugs” is none other than the legendary player. Christopher Walken† HollywoodLife I talked to the co-creators Stefano Mercante And Elgin James On a mission to reach Walken.

“I don’t know how. There was an omelet at stake,” Elgin admitted. “I know it was in Connecticut. This was Stephen’s solo mission. We’ve actually been talking about Frank for years. You always try to keep these different people in mind. Personally, Christopher Walken, I never thought this could be achieved.

Stephen, who also starred in the show, continues: “I flew to his house in Connecticut and he made me a really sweet omelet. We sat down and ate omelettes and talked about the show. He said it felt like he was in character, and he actually knew that people like that grew up, he said, as there were some people he knew now who were cut from more or less the same cloth.

And the rest is history! Leg SleevesWho plays Christian / Well said HollywoodLife He said working with Walken was “surreal”. He added: “I remember the first day he arrived… [to set]† We had already started filming and he just wanted to get involved. He wanted to talk to everyone and get to know everyone. It was nice that someone of that size could be so sober and humble and things like that.”

bandits was actually inspired by Stephen’s parents, who were involved in community service while growing up. “They were not criminals. They followed the criminals. Well, they may have done some bank robberies, we don’t know for sure, but they were prosecuting people who were drug addicts or had other petty crimes that meant doing community service instead of going to jail. said Stefano. “I always thought it was an interesting idea for a comedy or drama. All these characters come together. You can see the sparks flying so I met Elgin and we spat the idea. It was exciting to really bring our two sensibilities together and see what that was. We are very happy with the results.”

all 6 episodes bandits It will air on Prime Video on April 1. The series has already been confirmed for a second season.