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The second season ofThe Man in the High Castlehas arrived at a tumultuous time in U.S. politics.
Its certainly something everyones been cognizant of, he says.
Still, thats a relationship for the writers to explore down the line, in a potential season 3.
Liane Hentscher
And what a story.
Yeah, its a lot.
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Ive got some burning questions from the final episodes to tackle first.
When the Man in the High Castle takes Juliana to meet her sister, thatisTrudy, right?
It is not a dream.
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But well come to learn in [a potential] season 3 how such a thing came to be.
In some ways theres clues to that in [the story of] Tagomi as well.
Do you mean shes from another reality, then?
Or a different time?These are some of the questions were exploring.
Youre asking the right questions.
Does he know everyones futures?That I cant entirely answer.
The final scene shows Tagomi being visited by Lem.
We were surprised last season that so many people thought Hitler was the Man in the High Castle.
The point is, nobody wants to be coy about these questions.
That is again another good question that will be answered.
What about John Smith?
Hes obviously not dead, but hes in a new position: He just saved the Reich.
Could this mean more power for him down the line?
Lets break down these individual stories.
Tagomi certainly traveled a long, very different journey in season 2.
I think in season 2, he finds his own individual determination to do everything possible to ensure it.
[He has] a meaningful commitment in theMan in the High Castleworld.
When you were working on writing thisother1962, how much did you want to show?
There wasnt an interest in exploring that alt world beyond the extent that it related directly to his experience.
[We kept it] in the family.
Its really about how [being in this alt world] impacts him personally.
NEXT:TheWomanin the High Castle?
Moving on to Juliana, shes the one who introduces us to the Man in the High Castle.
How did the casting of Stephen Root come about for that part?
There was discussion about gender, there was discussion about ethnicity, there was discussion about age…
Wait, so the Man in the High Castle could have been a woman?
Or someone much younger?
Or anyone?Yes.
Going from there, Ed and Childan had a fun dynamic this season.
How did you choose to have these two characters come together?That was a wonderful discovery.
First of all, it was exciting to introduce Brennan [Brown, who played Childan].
The story set the table for what was a very fun relationship to explore.
Also fun to explore: John Smith and Kido in their scenes together.
Theres something so powerful and unspoken between the two of them.
Not only with John Smith, but Kido and Tagomi have a friction between them initially, too.
I think there is so much to explore with that character.
Obviously, hes going to have to contend with that.
You mentioned that you would have liked to see more of Kido this season.
Thats the work thats going to be done in the next few months.
How did Frank Spotnitz leaving as showrunner affect the writing process for season 2?
What are your thoughts on the shows unnerving parallels with todays politics?
It all gets down to who we are as individuals and hopefully thats what the audience is connecting to.
What are you willing to abide by in terms of surrendering rights and freedoms for a sense of protection?
The Man in the High Castleis streaming on Amazon.
