The six-episode NBC series debuts on March 8.
It all started whenRenee Zellweger’s dog needed a hip replacement.
And that’s where she first heard about Pam Hupp.
Renée Zellweger on ‘The Thing About Pam’.Skip Bolen/NBC
And that’s not even the whole story.
‘Escalating absurdity’ is how I’d describe it."
Zellweger knew instantly that the podcast presented an opportunity.
Sean Bridgers, Renée Zellweger and Drew Sheid on ‘The Thing About Pam’.Skip Bolen/NBC
The neighbor, the member of the community who’s very helpful.
That’s what makes it so interesting.
It’s the surprise of the complicated nature of her personality."
Renée Zellweger on ‘The Thing About Pam’.Skip Bolen/NBC
“There’s a familiarity to Pam that shone through in her performance.
She captured the charm and the cunning nature of this person.”
What is it that they say about the devil and details?
Judy Greer on ‘The Thing About Pam’.Skip Bolen/NBC
And then there are the prosthetics.
Her laughter is genuine, her voice sweet (but not bitter).
“It’s a grounded drama with a twist of dark comedy,” she explains.
“It seemed like it would be a different experience than what I’d spent years doing.
We’re telling a true crime story with a bit of levity.”
(Spoiler: Leah and Joel donotlike each other.)
As the story unfolds on screen, it’s also still unfolding in real life.
She has yet to face trial.
Ultimately, viewers will come to their own conclusions about both Hupp’s guilt and Zellweger’s portrayal.
“I’m really allergic to adhesive,” she says with a laugh.
So how’d she get through the shoot?
The Thing About Pampremieres March 8 on NBC.
