‘Central Park’ Will Recast Mixed-Race Character Molly, Kristen Bell to Take on New Role
thewrap.comAlso Read: 'Central Park': How Josh Gad and Loren Bouchard Assembled 'The Avengers of Musical Theater' for Apple TV+ Series“Central Park” is currently midway through airing its first season on the streaming service, and has already been picked up for a second season.Bell’s character Molly is the eldest child of the characters voiced by Leslie Odom Jr.
and Kathryn Hahn. Her brother Cole is voiced by “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” star Tituss Burgess.Bouchard previously addressed the decision to cast Bell as Molly at the Television Critics Association press tour earlier this year, saying that Bell — one of the first actors cast on the show — “couldn’t not” play Molly. “But then we couldn’t make Molly white and we couldn’t make Kristen mixed race.
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