'Furious' is TV's summer hit. A 'scrappy' Emmy Rossum and an obscure '80s thriller made it happen.
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Key Points:
- Emmy Rossum left the security of her long-running show Shameless to focus on building her production company, Composition 8, which develops stories exploring contemporary womanhood.
- Furious, a Hulu thriller inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow, became a breakout summer hit with high viewership and critical acclaim, leading to an early renewal for a second season.
- Rossum played Alice Black, a former NYPD detective turned FBI agent hunting a female serial killer, a role that offered her a complex character journey and allowed her to explore themes of misogyny and toxic workplaces.
- The show's success is attributed to strong performances from Rossum, Lola Petticrew, and a talented ensemble cast, as well as its timely, nuanced take on justice and female empowerment.
- Rossum embraces being underestimated in her career, using it as motivation to create undeniable work and push for change in an industry slow to open multiple creative roles to women.
