Lauren London Says She Was Initially “Apprehensive” About Becoming a member of ‘You Folks’ Solid

Lauren London mentioned that whereas she was initially “apprehensive” about signing on to star in Netflix’s You Folks, she ended up feeling “very protected and brought care of on [the] set.”

The ATL actress stars reverse Jonah Hill in Kenya Barris’ comedy that follows an interracial couple and their households as they navigate trendy love and household dynamics centered round race, societal expectations and generational variations.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight revealed on-line Monday, London mentioned, “Earlier than doing the film, I used to be simply apprehensive [if] this a narrative I need to contribute to. I simply wished to make it possible for is a narrative that I wished to contribute to.”

“I [also] requested them, ‘OK, properly, why her and him?’ As a result of she was written like hella fashionable and he was like this… very low-key [guy],” the actress continued. “So, to me, it needed to be about their soul connection and never what we noticed appearance-wise or [why] we’d assume these two individuals would date. It was about them assembly, connecting and having a soul connection.”

Barris instructed ET that manufacturing “begged” London to hitch the solid as a result of “she was so essential” to the film.

“I felt very secure as a result of Kenya is a buddy of mine,” London added. “I felt very protected and brought care of on this set. I believe while you really feel secure in any atmosphere, you’re allowed to only flourish and blossom in that means. And for me, I used to be like an observer – I simply took in all this expertise and all these masters at their craft, and I used to be extraordinarily humbled and grateful to be there and take part.”

Barris beforehand defined to The Hollywood Reporter how he and Hill, who additionally produced and co-wrote the movie, first got here collectively as collaborators: “We have been each from L.A. and we have been like, ‘There’s by no means been a love letter to L.A. from our era.’ We wished to put in writing a love letter to L.A., a love letter to the tradition. And I believe that’s hopefully what comes throughout to the viewers.”

You Folks, which additionally stars Eddie Murphy, Nia Lengthy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny, can be launched on Netflix on Jan. 27.