Pilot: The Stepford Escape

In the pilot of The 54 Darlings: After Dark, Bridget Tijean-Toussaint looks around her perfect Stepford life and says, "Absolutely not." What follows is the ignition of the entire saga. I read the prologue myself—jacquard dress, suffocating marriage, a gilded cage she refuses to die in—and sit down with producer Emily Boghossian to talk process, fear, craft, and the moment this story finally demanded a microphone. If you've ever run from a version of yourself that was never yours to begin with, this one's for you.

Includes: – Full Prologue reading – Interview with Emily – Meet A Darling: Bridget, the axis the story spins around Start here. Then come back after dark.