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Tracy Oliver on Finding the Humor, Heart and Heist of ‘First Wives Club’

23.06.2020 - 21:23

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Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIn creating the nine-episode first season of “First Wives Club,” Tracy Oliver had a solid starting point: the 1996 feature film of the same name.

The source material centered on three friends who banded together after the death of a fourth to get revenge on the cheating men in their lives; it was rooted in some very real pain, but also consisted of comedic hijinks — a sensibility Oliver says is her own.“I love a raunchy set piece, but I also love writing with heart and staying grounded,” Oliver says.Her “First Wives Club” explores three distinct looks at marriages gone sour, from Ari (Ryan Michelle Bathe) and David (Mark Tallman), who look great on paper but haven’t been truly connecting well,.