Dash & Lilyis a holiday rom-com for the books.
“Everyone knows the Strand,” says Abrams.
“The more unique the bookstore, the better.
We know what a chain bookstore looks like.
We know how the aisles look, the smell of the place, the feel of the floorboards.
It’s just different than independent, long-standing, baked-into-the-community bookstores and the Strand is that.
You feel it in the bones of the place and in the details of the place.
And that’s what we tried to capture in the show.”
The show was always intended as a love letter to the bookstore among other New York City landmarks.
“I know a lot of people that just hang out there.
Watch the video above for more.Dash & Lilyis now available on Netflix.
