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The Bondsman showrunner Erik Oleson spoke with Bleeding Cool about mashing - up his favored genres , Kevin Bacon , the show ’s cast , and more .
Erik Olesonthrives in the creative blank when it come to create and committal to writing show , because of the various combinations he can have to sell the series since he burst into the view in the sci - fi seriesAndromeda . He would do his share of action , law-breaking procedurals , fantasies , and superhero show from NBC’sE - Ring , Chase , CBS’sUnforgettable , Fox’sThe Mob Doctor , The CW’sArrow , Prime Video’sThe Man in the High Castle , andCarnival Row . His late is theGrainger Davidsupernatural action horror seriesThe Bondsman , which keep an eye on a resurrected bounty hunter , Hub Halloran ( Kevin Bacon ) , who gets a 2nd chance at life , love , and euphony , but instead of hunting fugitives of the law , he hunts demons and brings them back to hell . The showrunner and executive producer spoke to Bleeding Cool about the easy slant from Blumhouse , howThe Bondsmanis a unique genre mashup , how collaborative Bacon is during filming , the cast , and his thoughts on the Disney+ sequel seriesDaredevil : put up Againsince his trial on the third and terminal time of year on the original Netflix personification .
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Bleeding Cool : What intrigued you about ' The Bondsman , ' working with Jason [ Blum ] and helping to bring Grainger David ’s vision to life ?
First , I hope we ’re " bleed " and " coolheaded " enough for you . It ’s nice to meet you , Tom . There was a terrific original playscript by Grainger David that Blumhouse had acquired , and they were looking to endeavor to turn it , redevelop it into a television show , and they had Kevin Bacon encircle it , so they fetch it to me at Amazon . I said [ with thumbs bring up ] , " Kevin Bacon ? ! Bunch of Demons ? ! I ’m in ! " What we wanted to do was to create an original laugh - out - forte , screeching - out - loud escapist mashup , a playfulness roller coaster drive that ’s take horror , and art and has Kevin Bacon plunging chainsaws through the foreheads of demons as he ’s realise a second opportunity at honey , family , and nation music , right ? ! It was like this play musical style mashup I felt would be an enjoyable show to write , make , and find out .
I ’ve seen the show , and some of the comparing I see are ' Evil Dead ' and ' Supernatural . ' How does something like this stand out from your previous work ?
I would say it ’s a unparalleled genre mashup . Every show that I ever make matches up genres , ( Netflix ’s ) ' Daredevil ' was a mashup of political play with the ' Daredevil ' world . ' Carnival Row ' was a mashup of dissimilar genre . [ ' The Bondsman ' is ] a mash - up of fellowship dramedy , repugnance , action , and funniness . It ’s get Appalachian noir crime and nation music in it . What makes every show fun to make is when you get going to mash up different genres , and then it becomes its own thing .
What made Kevin so perfect for Hub and the way he carries himself with his mien on screen ?
Kevin Bacon has a lifelike personal magnetism that allow you to forgive him for action that some other actors – you want to turn off the television . Kevin is so fun to watch , and he is such a professional person who has work with so many swell film producer over his career , like every great film producer in the last few generations that he impart this entire tool case of acquirement to a show like this . and it became my partner in calculate out what the tonal balance of the show would be . Every time he did a take , he would give me a more striking or comedic take . We would have all sorts of option as we were dialing the show in , in editorial and stake - product .
Can you talk about some of the support cast , admit Beth [ Grant ] , Jennifer [ Nettles ] , Maxwell [ Jenkins ] , Damon [ Herriman ] , and Jolene [ Purdy ] , and how they factor into this world and make it work in their roles ?
We were incredibly prosperous with the cast we got . First , get ’s just go down the blood there that you mentioned Jennifer Nettles , phenomenal doer in ' The Righteous Gemstones and ' The Exorcist : Believer ' ( 2023 ) , which Jason Blum had done with her , then also fall out to be a Grammy Award - deliver the goods Isaac Bashevis Singer and songwriter from ' Sugarland , ' and has one of the most beautiful singing voices I ’ve ever heard in my lifespan . Then you got Beth Grant , who is like a legendary actor ’s player , who is this amazing human being who brings out side of Kevin Bacon . You will never see any other Kevin Bacon show where she lend out those element of him . She is such a beam of sunshine in everybody ’s life , both on - screen and off .
You ’ve got Max , who ’s an incredibly gifted young actor who can sell complex ideas with his in - the - moment expression and his impressive functioning , and he acquire up in a genus Circus syndicate in literal life , which was an interesting face to him . Jolene Purdy was fantastic in the first season of ' The White Lotus . ' I do n’t have intercourse if you commemorate that , but she has a grand clowning pearl to her . She might be the most unlikely agent of the devil ever on screen , not to mention screaming in that theatrical role to bang . It just so happened that she and Beth Grant had been in ' Donnie Darko ' ( 2001 ) together . This was a moment of a reunion .
Damon Herriman is a chameleon , a phenomenally talented histrion who has a farsighted lean of crazy movie maker credits , everybody from Quentin Tarantino to David Fincher and the like . Kevin and I agreed at the end of the summons that he might be among the most talented thespian we ’ve ever worked with . It was a actual banquet for the showrunner and for the show to have these marvellous role player to be able to throw onto the screen door and bring these character to lifespan .
Do you have any judgement on ' Daredevil : Born Again ' and how it build on the bequest of what you had on the Netflix serial publication ?
I ’m very proud of time of year three of ' Daredevil . ' I palpate like that was a mic drop cloth moment , and I ’m proud of that show . I ’m aroused they ’ve brought the show back in a fresh looping at Disney+ . I ’m frantic for my friends who are employed on it again . I have n’t seen it yet . I only find the first episode so far because I ’ve been too busy on this show , but … I had dinner party with Vincent D’Onofrio a couple of weeks ago , and he is extremely excited about the show and where it ’s going – and I love that cat . I love all those actors and the folks I made that show with , so I ca n’t wait to see where it pop off .
The Bondsmanpremiered today and is presently streaming on Prime Video .
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