The Oscar winner says she was determined to make the detective look as real and hardened as possible.

The woman behindHBO’s limited seriesMare of Easttownwas willing to bare it all for the critically lauded murder-mystery show.

“‘Don’t you dare!'”

Mare of Easttown

Kate Winslet in HBO’s ‘Mare of Easttown’.Michele K. Short/HBO

I think we’re starved of that a bit."

Mare of Easttownis now streaming onHBO Max, whichcrashed after heavy user activityduring the finale’s premiere.

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