Ingrid lands a major legal win right before an unexpected betrayal sends her into a tailspin.
Warning: This article contains spoilers aboutPartner Trackseason 1.
Ingrid Yun (Arden Cho) won big, then lost big in thePartner Trackseason finale.
Arden Cho as Ingrid Yun, Desmond Chiam as Zi-Xin “Z” Min.Vanessa Clifton/Netflix
The only thing working is her loving relationship with Jeff Murphy (Dominic Sherwood).
GEORGIA LEE: One of the things we did was add characters and expand storylines.
We wanted to see this dynamic with her, Ingrid, and Tyler.
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Also, there was no Lena in the books.
Lena is a great foil for Ingrid.
In the end, the trio Ingrid, Rachel, and Tyler’s center is no longer the firm.
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How does that change or open up the friendship storytelling moving forward?
Tyler has gone off to be chief counsel for Valdo’s new fashion collective.
We don’t even have a green light for season 2 yet.
What wasPartner Tracktrying to explore about being a person of color in the workplace through Ingrid and Tyler?
Parson Valentine & Hunt is such an extreme, white patriarchal [place].
That is white and male, which these law firms really are.
What are the subtle nuances of it?
What did you aim to explore through Rachel’s storyline?
Her character seems so interesting in the books.
We wanted to bring her into the fold.
I’m curious about how she got [to where her character starts in the book].
Rachel is a foil to Ingrid as well in some ways.
What do you think the storyline with Ingrid’s family adds to the story ofPartner Track?
It’s always about helping us understand the characters more.
She describes feeling confusion and rage.
I get upset talking about it because I understand that feeling.
It gives added context.
Yes, that’s the stuff that gets me excited.
My parents didn’t have anything when [they] came here.
It was scary, so success meant having money, which meant being safe.
It’s all about, can my kids be safe?
She starts the season wanting to just Marty, that’s all she wants.
That would be interesting to explore in season 2.
How much should that shocking cutthroat move from Jeff change how we view him?
Or was this who he always was?
Also, what exactly did he do?
Writers are often given the note to make characters more likeable, and I always take issue with that.
We will come to understand Murphy a bit more as a whole human being in season 2.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
Partner Trackis now streaming on Netflix.
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