Collider: Congrats on the Season 3 pick-up.
Its awesome when that happens before Season 2 is even out.
Im glad people like it enough for Netflix to greenlight it before Season 2 is even out.
I just hope people respond to Season 2.
Season 1 of the Netflix series is available now on DVD.
Before you did that skydiving stunt, did you have a moment of regret?
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Personally, reading it, Im very, very excited.
And I dont typically enjoy this business.
Theyre making things bigger in the right ways.
Its not a cold reset every season with, And this season, Peter saves this diplomat.
The throughline is there and theyre testing Peter more and more.
Lets have him be a hero again.
Thats what was really interesting about the difference between Season 1 and Season 2.
How different did it feel going into Season 2?
You didnt have a novel to draw from anymore.
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BASSO: The biggest difference is that in Season 1, he was very reactive.
Everything was happening to him and to Rose.
He was running for his life.
He was less trying to figure something out and more reacting to things that were happening.
Andin Season 2, hes pursuing an end goal.
All these decisions hes making, no one is forcing him to make them.
Hes very proactive, as opposed to reactive in Season 1.
Its more engaging to see Peter, the character we like, suffer when he makes decisions.
Peter Sutherland suspects theres a leak in the CIA.
So, hes struggling to find out who he who he trusts.
Season 2 goes bigger and raises the stakes.
Did it feel bigger in the day-to-day during the shoot?
Did you have to pace yourself differently?
I also think the time frame of the show happens in a couple days.
Keeping everything fresh and new and energized and desperate is tough sometimes, but its the job.
BASSO: I enjoy it a lot.
The things that I dont enjoy about this job are outside this job.
This is a collaborative art medium.
How do you find the right balance between telling a story thats big in scope while also being realistic?
BASSO: I dont know.
Reality is stranger than fiction, or however that saying goes.
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Has it been fun to get the perspective of your character, from all these different viewpoints?
Its acting, so you know where the story is going.
But seeing how other characters interpret how Peters behaving is cool to me.
You see how his actions have scary ramifications for people above him.
Hes a variable, for sure.
Like any military or law enforcement job, they dont necessarily want you to do things your way.
The whole point is not doing things your way.
And you have someone thats been promoted quickly and rapidly.
Theyve not had a chance to really vet him.
There are the growing pains of trust.
Peter also has to learn that the world doesnt revolve around him.
I think hes learning that the hard way.
Hes a pre-Copernican man.
What was it like to navigate that relationship now?
Did it feel like that was a little more sidelined than it had been in Season 1?
How did it feel to find the balance of how to explore that relationship still?
Theres the duty that Peter has to his country and what he swore to.
Hes a man with an objective in life.
Their relationship in Season 1 was by circumstance.
Is Peter willing to selfishly put her at risk, so he can have a girlfriend?
I dont think hes that selfish, or at least I hope hes not.
Is the jury still out on whether he should be doing this?
BASSO: I think hes a good fit for the right job.
A Phillips head screwdriver is not meant to pound your nails, but its still a perfectly legitimate tool.
If hes used right, he can be a very valuable asset.
If hes not, thats when he gets into danger.
His superiors are learning that about him.
Peter Sutherland saves the world but for a price.
Even though some things get resolved, its clearly not finished.
Do you feel like youre getting any unresolved questions you had from Season 2 answered with Season 3?
BASSO: Yeah, there are answers to things that happen in Season 2.
It doesnt feel like you wasted your time or youre thinking, Whatever happened with that big thing?
Everything is constantly relevant.
Check out the Season 2 trailer:
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