Casting was challenging because you wanted to find the chemistry between the boys. It was terrific when they met, and now they love each other and are everywhere all the time, just like actual brothers. We got this gift because there weren’t a lot of famous Pakistani, Indian, or South Asian actors, so we had to make discoveries, which is rare. Most studios want celebrities because they have a better chance of getting the show recognized. That wasn’t an opportunity for us, so we got to discover actors. We have Poorno, who’s played a mother and best friend a lot, plays this badass mob boss in a leather suit. It felt exciting. She is one of the best actors I’ve ever worked with.
“A big question on this episode was how much extra information the audience was going to need because we were throwing such a curveball at them, telling an Only Murders in the Building episode and story where we needed to hit the comedy, the investigation, and the character moments. But we were telling it through this lens of some characters we barely even know. All we really know about them is that they’re a little weird and maybe very deadly and suspicious.”
“I have learned from creators and creatives and storytellers of all kinds, and hopefully, that was brought in at its most truthful and careful capacity here.”
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