BRITAIN'S PRINCE WILLIAM AND HIS WIFE KATE, AS WELL AND HIS WIFE KATE, AS WELL AS US FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN. AS US FIRST LADY JILL BIDEN. >> AND NOW TO THE LATEST IN >> AND NOW TO THE LATEST IN OUR SERIES STREAMLINE, WHERE WE OUR SERIES STREAMLINE, WHERE WE BRING YOU SOME OF THE BIGGEST BRING YOU SOME OF THE BIGGEST FILMS AND TV SERIES HITTING FILMS AND TV SERIES HITTING DIGITAL SCREENS WORLDWIDE. DIGITAL SCREENS WORLDWIDE. SPEAKING WITH SOME OF SPEAKING WITH SOME OF THE ACTORS AND CREATORS BEHIND THE ACTORS AND CREATORS BEHIND TONIGHT, ABC'S WILL GANZ SPOKE TONIGHT, ABC'S WILL GANZ SPOKE WITH STAR AND EXECUTIVE WITH STAR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER BRIDGET EVERET AND HER PRODUCER BRIDGET EVERET AND HER COSTAR, JEFF HILLER OF HBO'S COSTAR, JEFF HILLER OF HBO'S HIT SERIES SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, HIT SERIES SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE, ABOUT THE SHOW'S UNEXPECTED ABOUT THE SHOW'S UNEXPECTED RISE AND WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING RISE AND WHAT THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT LIFE ON THE BETTER SIDE ABOUT LIFE ON THE BETTER SIDE OF 40 . OF 40 . >> IT'S LIKE THE FIRST TIME >> IT'S LIKE THE FIRST TIME YOU FELL IN LOVE AND YOU'VE YOU FELL IN LOVE AND YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE. NEVER BEEN IN LOVE. YOU KNOW, A PERSON I KNOW YOU KNOW, A PERSON I KNOW ANYTHING FOR ME. ANYTHING FOR ME. >> SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE IS A >> SOMEBODY, SOMEWHERE IS A LOVE STORY. LOVE STORY. BUT MAYBE NOT THE KIND OF LOVE BUT MAYBE NOT THE KIND OF LOVE STORY YOU'RE USED TO SEEING STORY YOU'RE USED TO SEEING ON TV. ON TV. >> I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT >> I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO US TO DO SOMETHING THAT TO US TO DO SOMETHING THAT ISN'T LIKE WOMAN MEETS, MAN ISN'T LIKE WOMAN MEETS, MAN FALLS IN LOVE AND HE CHANGES FALLS IN LOVE AND HE CHANGES HER LIFE, LIKE IN THE ROMANTIC HER LIFE, LIKE IN THE ROMANTIC SENSE. SENSE. I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE I REALLY WANTED TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WHERE SOMETHING THAT WHERE THE FRIENDSHIP IS A CENTRAL THE FRIENDSHIP IS A CENTRAL LOVE STORY. LOVE STORY. I MEAN, IT IS LIKE A LOVE I MEAN, IT IS LIKE A LOVE LETTER TO FRIENDSHIPS. LETTER TO FRIENDSHIPS. THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS OUT THERE ARE SO MANY FOLKS OUT THERE, MYSELF INCLUDED. THERE, MYSELF INCLUDED. THE GREATEST LOVE STORIES OF THE GREATEST LOVE STORIES OF MY LIFE ARE MY FRIENDSHIPS, MY LIFE ARE MY FRIENDSHIPS, MEETA. MEETA. >> I JUST FEEL LIKE I SPENT >> I JUST FEEL LIKE I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN LIFE, LIKE SAM A LOT OF TIME IN LIFE, LIKE SAM KIND OF HOLDING UP AND STARING KIND OF HOLDING UP AND STARING AT THE WALLS AND THINGS. AT THE WALLS AND THINGS. BUT IT'S THE FRIENDS THAT I MET BUT IT'S THE FRIENDS THAT I MET THAT WORKED HARD TO CRACK THAT WORKED HARD TO CRACK A ROUGH EXTERIOR AND I FEEL A ROUGH EXTERIOR AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO KIND OF TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THAT TO SHINE A LIGHT ON THAT YOU BROUGHT ME. YOU BROUGHT ME. >> OH, IN SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE. >> OH, IN SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE. BRIDGET EVERETT PLACE SAM, BRIDGET EVERETT PLACE SAM, WHOSE LIFE SEEMS STALLED IN HER WHOSE LIFE SEEMS STALLED IN HER SMALL TOWN UNTIL SHE MEETS SMALL TOWN UNTIL SHE MEETS JOEL, PLAYED BY JEFF HILLER. JOEL, PLAYED BY JEFF HILLER. >> FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO WATCH >> FOR SO MANY PEOPLE TO WATCH AND SEE A STORY ABOUT PEOPLE AND SEE A STORY ABOUT PEOPLE ON THE WRONG SIDE, 40 WHO ARE ON THE WRONG SIDE, 40 WHO ARE STILL LIVING AND STILL HAVE STILL LIVING AND STILL HAVE DREAMS AND STILL HAVE HOPES DREAMS AND STILL HAVE HOPES AND AREN'T JUST GOING TO BE AND AREN'T JUST GOING TO BE LIKE, OH, WELL, IT'S OVER. LIKE, OH, WELL, IT'S OVER. GO AHEAD. GO AHEAD. TWENTY TWO YEAR OLDS LIVE IT. TWENTY TWO YEAR OLDS LIVE IT. I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT WE'RE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FORTY NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FORTY NOW IF WEREN'T FOR IF WEREN'T FOR THE INCONTINENCE. THE INCONTINENCE. BUT I DO FEEL LIKE WISER AND, BUT I DO FEEL LIKE WISER AND, YOU KNOW, MORE CONFIDENT, EVEN YOU KNOW, MORE CONFIDENT, EVEN THOUGH I STILL STRUGGLE THOUGH I STILL STRUGGLE WITH THAT. WITH THAT. I STILL I FEEL LIKE LISTEN I STILL I FEEL LIKE LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE. TO YOUR VOICE. >> THE SHOW IS INSPIRED BY REAL >> THE SHOW IS INSPIRED BY REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES, BATTLES LIFE EXPERIENCES, BATTLES AND JOURNEY TO SELF DISCOVERY. AND JOURNEY TO SELF DISCOVERY. NOW SHE'S WRITING EXECUTIVE NOW SHE'S WRITING EXECUTIVE PRODUCING AND STARRING IN PRODUCING AND STARRING IN SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE ON THE RIGHT SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FORTY . SIDE OF FORTY . >> I THINK OF MYSELF AS A BOSS. >> I THINK OF MYSELF AS A BOSS. I THINK OF MYSELF AS NUMBER I THINK OF MYSELF AS NUMBER ONE ON THE CALL. ONE ON THE CALL. >> YOU'RE NUMBER TWO . >> YOU'RE NUMBER TWO . SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. SO WE'RE PRETTY CLOSE. NECK AND NECK AND NECK NECK AND NECK AND NECK AND NECK. AND NECK. HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING NUMBER HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING NUMBER ONE ON THE . ONE ON THE . >> SHE'S REALLY GOOD. >> SHE'S REALLY GOOD. >> AND WHAT WOULD YOU TELL >> AND WHAT WOULD YOU TELL YOUNGER BRIDGET ABOUT THE DAY YOUNGER BRIDGET ABOUT THE DAY THAT SHE'S NUMBER ONE THAT THAT SHE'S NUMBER ONE THAT GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY AND TAKE A CHANCE ON YOURSELF? AND TAKE A CHANCE ON YOURSELF? AT LEAST YOU'RE DOING WHAT AT LEAST YOU'RE DOING WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY, RIGHT? MAKES YOU HAPPY, RIGHT? LOOK, IT LANDED ME ON HBO. LOOK, IT LANDED ME ON HBO. SO, I MEAN, I GUESS I ALSO HAD SO, I MEAN, I GUESS I ALSO HAD TALENT THAT I AT FIRST I WANTED TALENT THAT I AT FIRST I WANTED TENACITY. TENACITY. IT TAKES TENACITY AND JUST IT TAKES TENACITY AND JUST BELIEVING IN YOURSELF. BELIEVING IN YOURSELF. AND I THINK I WASTED A LOT OF AND I THINK I WASTED A LOT OF TIME NOT BELIEVING IN MYSELF. TIME NOT BELIEVING IN MYSELF. AND I'M THAT'S THE ONE THING AND I'M THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT WOULD CHANGE. THAT WOULD CHANGE. >> HOW COULD HE HAVE GOTTEN IT? >> HOW COULD HE HAVE GOTTEN IT? SO I LOOK LIKE A LINEBACKER. SO I LOOK LIKE A LINEBACKER. I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE I DON'T WANNA LOOK LIKE A LINEBACKER. A LINEBACKER. LINEBACKER JAMES HILL LOOKS LINEBACKER JAMES HILL LOOKS LIKE WHAT'S IN THE 80S DEADMAUS LIKE WHAT'S IN THE 80S DEADMAUS THAT. THAT. >> WHERE DOES BRIDGITTE END >> WHERE DOES BRIDGITTE END AND SAM BEGIN? AND SAM BEGIN? WELL, I THINK SAM IS WILLING WELL, I THINK SAM IS WILLING TO TAKE BIGGER EMOTIONAL TO TAKE BIGGER EMOTIONAL STRIDES THAN I AM. STRIDES THAN I AM. I FEEL LIKE ONE STEP BEHIND IT. I FEEL LIKE ONE STEP BEHIND IT. I'M LEARNING FROM HER ALONG I'M LEARNING FROM HER ALONG THE WAY. THE WAY. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU MEET BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU MEET SOMEBODY LIKE JOEL AND JEFF SOMEBODY LIKE JOEL AND JEFF AND THEY'RE UNDENIABLE. AND THEY'RE UNDENIABLE. SO YOU SORT OF HAVE NO CHOICE SO YOU SORT OF HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TO FALL IN LOVE BUT TO TO FALL IN LOVE WITH LIVING AGAIN. WITH LIVING AGAIN. >> I DON'T KNOW IN THIS MOMENT, >> I DON'T KNOW IN THIS MOMENT, PLEASE. PLEASE. I REALLY WANT TO HEAR KNOW I REALLY WANT TO HEAR KNOW I LOVE YOU ON SCREEN. I LOVE YOU ON SCREEN. >> JEFF HILLER'S JOEL JUGGLES >> JEFF HILLER'S JOEL JUGGLES BEING BOTH CHRISTIAN AND IN BEING BOTH CHRISTIAN AND IN THIS SMALL KANSAS COMMUNITY. THIS SMALL KANSAS COMMUNITY. >> YOU KNOW, I SEE MYSELF A LOT >> YOU KNOW, I SEE MYSELF A LOT IN JOEL. IN JOEL. HE IS KIND OF THE BEN DIAGRAM HE IS KIND OF THE BEN DIAGRAM OF WHERE BEING A CHRISTIAN OF WHERE BEING A CHRISTIAN PERSON AND A PERSON, A LOT OF PERSON AND A PERSON, A LOT OF YOUR AUDIENCE, I ASSUME, SEES YOUR AUDIENCE, I ASSUME, SEES THEMSELVES. THEMSELVES. I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS PERSON I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS PERSON PORTRAYED ON TV EVER. PORTRAYED ON TV EVER. I THINK USUALLY PLUS CHURCH I THINK USUALLY PLUS CHURCH EQUALS PERSECUTION IN POP EQUALS PERSECUTION IN POP CULTURE AND THERE ARE SO MANY CULTURE AND THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE IN SMALL COMMUNITIES OR PEOPLE IN SMALL COMMUNITIES OR RURAL COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BUT ALSO IN CITIES THAT FIND CITIES THAT FIND THEIR COMMUNITY IN A FAITH THEIR COMMUNITY IN A FAITH SETTING AND IT'S NICE TO SEE SETTING AND IT'S NICE TO SEE LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE ON TV. PEOPLE ON TV. >> WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT >> WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT AUDIENCES SEE WHEN THEY SEE AUDIENCES SEE WHEN THEY SEE THAT COMMUNITY THRIVE? THAT COMMUNITY THRIVE? ON SCREEN? ON SCREEN? I THINK THAT IT JUST, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT IT JUST, YOU KNOW, YOUR FOUND FAMILY THERE. YOUR FOUND FAMILY THERE. YOU KNOW, YOU JUST JUST KEEP YOU KNOW, YOU JUST JUST KEEP LOOKING. LOOKING. YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND YOUR PEOPLE, WHETHER THAT'S YOUR PEOPLE, WHETHER THAT'S NEW YORK CITY, WHETHER THAT'S NEW YORK CITY, WHETHER THAT'S A BIG APPLE OR THE LITTLE APPLE A BIG APPLE OR THE LITTLE APPLE . . THAT'S WHAT I TAKE FROM IT. THAT'S WHAT I TAKE FROM IT. BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. YOU THINK. WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT DO YOU THINK? >> I 100% AGREE. >> I 100% AGREE. AND NOT JUST BECAUSE SHE'S MY AND NOT JUST BECAUSE SHE'S MY BOSS. BOSS. >> YOU KNOW, WHEN >> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE WRITING A SCRIPT FOR YOU'RE WRITING A SCRIPT FOR THIS SHOW, HOW DO YOU STRIKE THIS SHOW, HOW DO YOU STRIKE THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN HEAVY AND LAUGHTER? HEAVY AND LAUGHTER? AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE ON A AND SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE ON A WHIM. WHIM. >> YOU KNOW, IN MY FAMILY THERE >> YOU KNOW, IN MY FAMILY THERE WAS A LOT OF LAUGHTER WAS A LOT OF LAUGHTER AND DEFLECTION. AND DEFLECTION. RIGHT. RIGHT. SO YOU SORT OF LET THE PAIN IN SO YOU SORT OF LET THE PAIN IN WHERE YOU HAVE TO AND THEN WHERE YOU HAVE TO AND THEN AND THEN POP BACK UP WITH WITH AND THEN POP BACK UP WITH WITH A LIGHT MOMENT. A LIGHT MOMENT. >> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT MICK >> I WANT TO ASK ABOUT MICK HAGGERTY, WHO WAS SUCH A FELT HAGGERTY, WHO WAS SUCH A FELT LOSS IN THE WORLD, AND I'M SURE LOSS IN THE WORLD, AND I'M SURE ESPECIALLY IN YOUR WORLD, TOO, ESPECIALLY IN YOUR WORLD, TOO, IN THE SHOW, HE HIS CHARACTER, IN THE SHOW, HE HIS CHARACTER, SAM'S FATHER, DIDN'T DIE. SAM'S FATHER, DIDN'T DIE. >> CAROLYN STRAUSS IS ONE OF >> CAROLYN STRAUSS IS ONE OF OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS THAT WE OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS THAT WE REALLY HAD SO MUCH GRIEF IN REALLY HAD SO MUCH GRIEF IN SEASON ONE . SEASON ONE . AND SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD AND SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO YOU KNOW, HE GOES BE BETTER TO YOU KNOW, HE GOES DOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI, IS ON DOWN TO CORPUS CHRISTI, IS ON A BOAT WITH HIS BROTHER. A BOAT WITH HIS BROTHER. AND THAT WAY HE'S SO VITAL. AND THAT WAY HE'S SO VITAL. HE WAS SUCH A FULL OF LIFE HE WAS SUCH A FULL OF LIFE PERSON. PERSON. SO IT'S OUR WAY OF KIND OF SO IT'S OUR WAY OF KIND OF BRINGING HIM WITH US. BRINGING HIM WITH US. >> WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU ALL? >> WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU ALL? I MEAN, INDIVIDUALLY FOR I MEAN, INDIVIDUALLY FOR THE SHOW, WHAT ARE YOU ABLE THE SHOW, WHAT ARE YOU ABLE TO SHARE? TO SHARE? >> WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. >> WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. I WENT THE GIFT I WENT THE GIFT GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS IS OFFICIATING AGAIN, IS OFFICIATING AGAIN, CONSTANTLY LOSING OUT CONSTANTLY LOSING OUT TO GEORGE. TO GEORGE. WELL, WE KNEW THAT WE NEED WELL, WE KNEW THAT WE NEED SOMEBODY TO GET BACK , SO IT'S SOMEBODY TO GET BACK , SO IT'S A GREAT JOB FOR ME. A GREAT JOB FOR ME. OH, I THINK WE'RE BOTH I THINK OH, I THINK WE'RE BOTH I THINK WE'RE BOTH HOPING FOR A SEASON WE'RE BOTH HOPING FOR A SEASON THREE . THREE . BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. BUT WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. >> IT'S TELLING A STORY THAT >> IT'S TELLING A STORY THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN ON TELEVISION I HAVEN'T SEEN ON TELEVISION BEFORE. BEFORE. AND IN SO MANY WAYS, IT FEELS AND IN SO MANY WAYS, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S TELLING MY STORY. LIKE IT'S TELLING MY STORY. AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS AND I KNOW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WATCH IT FEEL THAT WAY WHO WATCH IT FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT IT. ABOUT IT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WARMTH SO THANK YOU FOR THE WARMTH INTO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY INTO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A VERY COLD WORLD SOMETIMES. COLD WORLD SOMETIMES. SO