‘Normal People’ producer reveals Paul Mescal was “cast really quickly”
Normal People‘s producers have revealed that they didn’t have to think too hard about casting Paul Mescal.The television adaptation of the beloved novel picked up four Emmy nominations, including one for Mescal for his portrayal of Connell and one for casting director Louise Kiely, who received a nod in Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special.Speaking in a BBC Three featurette ‘How We Made Normal People‘, the show’s producer Catherine Magee revealed: “Connell was actually cast really quickly.