Perrineau spoke to The Hollywood Reporter at the show's premiere and then again ahead of Sunday's episode about joining the show, her character's big revelation and what's next for the humans taking on Charlotte.
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Yeah, in general, you’ll see what the whole situation is with all the rebels and why we’re all there and what’s transpired. You’ll see some backstory happening. Your group of desert rebels is really the only vision so far of flesh and bone humanity we have in Charlotte’s new world. And the show is always exploring the theme of what it means to be human. How do you think the rebels will expand that this season?
When I read three, I hadn’t read four yet, so I think I was trusting but not as much. Once I read four, I was like, ‘OK, you do anything you can for love, right?’ We all do things that maybe are not the most sane, and I think that she has definitely kept a lot of who she was when she was a kid, which is she’s very tough. But at the end of the day, she’s got Bear-Bear and Bear-Bear needs the lights on.
I saw a group of you — Jeffrey, your fellow new cast members — taking a selfie on the carpet a couple weeks ago, which is very cute. I imagine you all bonded quite a bit. What was it like working with Jeffrey, working with other original cast members and the new crew? You also mentioned Morningstar, who plays C’s partner. The show loves to explore, including through Caleb and C’s familial relationship, how characters are forced to make choices and what’s at the core of their humanity. Will your two characters’ romantic relationship touch on that as well?