Hulu’s “Casual” is getting more female directors. According to TVGuide.com, series creator Zander Lehmann said at the Television Critics Association winter TV previews that the show is looking to incorporate more female voices.
So far it’s been decided that nine of Season 3’s 13 episodes will be directed by women, including Gillian Robespierre, the director of 2014 indie hit “Obvious Child”); “In A World” director Lake Bell; “Your Sister’s Sister” helmer Lynn Shelton, who also directed two episodes in Season 2; Amy York Rubin, who has directed for Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman; and “Portlandia” actress and writer Carrie Brownstein.
The comedy series follows siblings Alex (Tommy Dewey) and Valerie (Michaela Watkins) and Valerie’s daughter Laura (Tara Lynne Barr) as they “commiserate about their haphazard romantic lives.”
Lehmann added that “the show’s exposure during the Toronto Film Festival’s first TV exhibition in 2015 gave the offbeat comedy leverage to attract more dream collaborators.”
“Casual ”returns for Season 3 May 23 on Hulu.
