Olive Kitteridge, Mare of Easttown and… Penny Wilding? In ‘After the Party,’ Series Mania Winner Robyn Malcolm Joins the Ranks of TV’s Most Beloved Anti-Heroines
Marta Balaga “After the Party” came from anger, says co-creator Dianne Taylor. “It came from a lot of anger.” “Robyn delivered an amazing audition for something I wrote, and the director said ‘no.’ He said she was ‘too mature’ for the role, even though it was written for someone her age. We decided to make something together, where a 50-year-old isn’t played by a 30-year-old.” “For the longest time, we didn’t have a character and we didn’t have a story.