'In Conversation With': Michelle Dockery Details Her Character's Complex 'Emotional Journey' in Defending Jacob

, a Hollywood Reporter podcast produced in partnership with Apple TV+. Each week, hosts Rebecca Ford and Michael O'Connell sit down — remotely! — with the creators and stars of some of TV’s most compelling shows.Defending Jacob

, Apple TV+’s drama that follows a couple whose 14-year-old son is accused of murdering his classmate. As the eight-episode story unfolds, it is revealed that there’s a family history of violence and a potential connection to Evans’ character’s father whose in prison for a grisly murder. “The emotional journey for her is a roller coaster really,” Dockery tells THR. “She's sort of questioning everything, her whole life. I think parent's guilt plays so much into this story in that she feels so much responsibility and guilt if he did do this or was involved in any way.”The drama, which is based on William Landay’s 2012 novel of the same name, required a powerfully emotional performance from Dockery. “I really had to get into a zone with this part.

also spoke to THR about if she’d consider returning to TV for another long-running series. “It really depends on the material and the part,” she says. “I certainly would be interested in that if the right thing came along.” Plus, the British actress reveals that she’s hoping to someday land a role in a musical. “When I first started in this profession, I was dancing and singing way more than I was acting,” she says. “I think I would have easily gone down that musical theater route at some point, and then I just sort of changed direction.

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AppleTVPlus She kilt her boy, put him in a coma.

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