Pop culture is awash in ’80s nostalgia these days.
But as you might guess from the name,Paper Girls' protagonists are all female.
On top of that, the show has an ambivalent attitude towards the ’80s.
Tiffany Quilkin (Camryn Jones), young Erin Tieng (Riley Lai Nelet), K.J. Brandman (Fina Strazza), Larry (Nate Corddry), and older Erin Tieng (Ali Wong) in ‘Paper Girls.'.Amazon Prime
“We watched a lot of fiction that views the ’80s through rose-colored glasses.
Brandman in the show, said at the panel.
“I’ve definitely been aware of that my whole life.
That’s still troubling today.
So when approaching K.J.
’s story, I know that her arc is very important to a lot of people.
That’s heady stuff, but exactly the kind of idea young people reckon with all the time.
But we’re not,” Rogers said during a stop at EW’s Comic-Con studio.
“Everybody wants to take it very seriously.
I remember feeling such relief in that chemistry read, like ‘oh my god, there they are!’
We just knew.”
Check out EW’s video interview with thePaper Girlscast and creators above.
The show premieres July 29 on Prime Video.
