Kerry Washington on That ‘UnPrisoned’ Finale Cliffhanger, Learning to Pole Dance for the Show — and Feeling ‘So Grateful’ to Olivia Pope and ‘Scandal’
variety.comMax Gao SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for Season 2 of “UnPrisoned,” now streaming on Hulu. Kerry Washington refuses to rest on her laurels.
In the six years since wrapping up her seven-season run as political fixer Olivia Pope on ABC’s “Scandal,” which made her the first Black woman in nearly 40 years to lead a primetime network drama, Washington has ventured further into producing and directing — all while keeping an eye out for new acting roles that would diversify her body of work, and get her out of comfort zone.
Her latest TV project “UnPrisoned” is a dramatic — or, shall we say, “dramedic” — departure from the more serious work that has largely defined her career, but continues her tradition of playing messy, complicated women who must reckon with the scars of their painful past.
In Hulu and Onyx Collective’s “UnPrisoned,” which is inspired by creator Tracy McMillan’s personal experiences, Washington plays Paige Alexander, a marriage and family therapist who must put theory into practice after her estranged father, Edwin (Delroy Lindo), gets out of prison and moves in with her and her 16-year-old son Finn (Faly Rakotohavana).
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