That in some ways feels higher stakes than the life and death stuff happening out in the woods. We found moments that felt like, "Oh, that would be an amazing scene." Like a breakup scene would be such an incredible thing to see all of a sudden in the heart of this survival drama. And when we suddenly decided to blow it up into this nonlinear backstory that would unfold and bloom through the six episodes, we just started going by feel. I think in this case, maybe, we had the bones of the story in the present pretty clear in our head. And then also, autobiography creeps in against your will. But we wanted to hear her talking and yelling with people in the woods. Melissa Barrera as Liv in "Keep Breathing" (Ricardo Hubbs/Netflix)So much of the show is Liv, just her alone, figuring out tasks, putting one foot in front of the other. We craved finding out who she was, and where she came from, and what brought her to this place. Then all these other things started to emerge as we craved them, essentially. We truly pictured it being a very, very silent story in a lot of ways. How did you create her? What inspired her?īrendan Gall: Originally, our intention was to keep Liv in the present and not see any of her backstory, and only get the tiniest little slivers of who this person was through what she brought with her and the few things she would say to herself. We left a mix from "Blindspot" that was so loud, and we started thinking, "What is the quietest show we could make?" We're both from Canada, so could we make a show that feels like a retreat to the Canadian wilderness? That would still have urgency and stakes, but something that could feel meditative and even restorative? We just started thinking about that and what that would mean.Īnd Liv is such a wonderful character. Martin Gero: Brendan and I were working on the show called " Blindspot," which is kind of the opposite in some ways. What inspired the story of "Keep Breathing"? This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and condensed. Gero and Gall spoke to Salon about the show's surprising appeal, the making of the rugged tricks Liv uses in the wild and the ending of "Keep Breathing," which viewers can't seem to agree on. Liv has gone into the wilderness for a reason, and we the audience stay with her for some very real reasons too. The connection the audience is making with her is so intimate." She Tom Cruised the f**k out of this thing. it does have that meditative, restorative feel." He also gives huge credit to the show's star: Melissa Barrera. It was a joyful process to make it, and so that was success enough."īut Gero describes the show as, despite its heart-pounding action, "very pleasing to watch. While, the soapy Northern California show is back on top again, "Keep Breathing," despite varying reactions, is still the little show that could, attracting over 48 million viewing hours in one week, something Gero says, "In our wildest dreams, we didn't think this would happen. 2 before dethroning the streaming service's champion, " Virgin River," to become No.1. Their show, only six episodes long, crash-landed into the Netflix Top 10, debuting at No. The "Keep Breathing" creators/showrunners Martin Gero and Brendan Gall have done the impossible too. "Yellowjackets" unapologetically follows YA logic, from the Big Dance to bitter betrayals
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