Bill Hader Explains Why ‘Barry’ Season 3 Was ‘Almost Like Writing a Different Show’
thewrap.comA version of this story about Bill Hader and “Barry” first appeared in the Comedy & Drama issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.Three seasons into his acclaimed and Emmy-winning HBO series “Barry,” co-creator/star/writer/director/showrunner Bill Hader still feels like he’s figuring it out.
For the dramedy’s new season, Hader directed five episodes in total (and for the upcoming fourth season he’s directing all episodes), and yet despite his growth as a filmmaker he still vacillates between confidence and insecurity. “I feel like in one way I’ve gotten more confident and in another way I’m still completely figuring it out,” Hader said with a laugh. “But I feel that way about acting as well, and writing.
There’s always a level of confidence the more that you do it, but then within that there’s always moments where you go, ‘I have no idea what I’m doing.’”Critics and viewers would argue Hader knows exactly what he’s doing. “Barry” Season 3 is the best-reviewed season of the series so far as it found the show digging deeper into the darker depths of this “hitman-turned-actor” story.
Not to mention ditching some of the foundational hallmarks of the series – namely Gene Cousineau’s (Henry Winkler) acting class.“It was almost like writing a different show,” Hader said of crafting the new season. “The tentpole things were there, but it took a while to get to the deeper meaning of things and to hone it.
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