Chris Longo Dec 5, 2019
Big names and true crime podcasts are the jumping off point for the new Apple TV+ release.
In another life, Octavia Spencer would be cracking cold cases. But what was holding Spencer back from pursuing a career in law enforcement and depriving us of an Oscar-winning thespian?
“I probably would have [entered law enforcement] if I weren't squeamish,” Spencer says of her early career ambitions.
In this life, Spencer is a damn good actor who is content with soaking up all the true crime podcasts her ears can handle. For her latest role, in which she plays a journalist and true crime podcast host on the new Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told, Spencer finally gets to put on an investigative hat.
“My first love would've been to have been a profiler for the FBI," she says. "But then I thought, well, I can be an attorney... And here we are.
Big names and true crime podcasts are the jumping off point for the new Apple TV+ release.
In another life, Octavia Spencer would be cracking cold cases. But what was holding Spencer back from pursuing a career in law enforcement and depriving us of an Oscar-winning thespian?
“I probably would have [entered law enforcement] if I weren't squeamish,” Spencer says of her early career ambitions.
In this life, Spencer is a damn good actor who is content with soaking up all the true crime podcasts her ears can handle. For her latest role, in which she plays a journalist and true crime podcast host on the new Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told, Spencer finally gets to put on an investigative hat.
“My first love would've been to have been a profiler for the FBI," she says. "But then I thought, well, I can be an attorney... And here we are.
- 12/5/2019
- Den of Geek
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