Many showbiz luminaries will be quick to tell you that casting is half the battle toward mounting a successful production. But what if your main subjects (dubbed “heroes” in this case) often have no idea they will be carrying the entire narrative? Netflix’s more-than-a-makeover reality series “Queer Eye” seems to have figured that conundrum out already in places as varied as Kansas City and Tokyo in past seasons, as the Fab 5 work their transformational magic on the unsuspecting. But their latest stopover, in Philadelphia and its outskirts (even dipping a toe in the Jersey shore for one episode), proved to wring out even the driest of tear ducts.
“Philly really ticked all the boxes in being a place that’s so culturally rich with so much diversity”, says casting director Pamela Vallarelli. “And it allowed us to show certain heroes that we haven’t had the chance to feature before.
“Philly really ticked all the boxes in being a place that’s so culturally rich with so much diversity”, says casting director Pamela Vallarelli. “And it allowed us to show certain heroes that we haven’t had the chance to feature before.
- 6/14/2021
- by Jason Clark
- The Wrap
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