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From Spy Thrillers to Police Dramas w/ Writer, Creator, Showrunner ALEXI HAWLEY

Author
The Creative Process Podcast - Arts, Culture and Society
Published
Wed 28 May 2025
Episode Link
https://www.creativeprocess.info/ai-the-future-of-humanity/alexi-hawley-mia-funk-highlights-6spxj

“There used to be a time when leading men were okay with falling down as a character. Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones is a prime example of that. Even going back to the fifties, they understood that failure and falling down, but getting back up, is an endearing quality. It's a universal human quality. We have gotten to a point in the last 10 or 15 years, or maybe longer, where leading men often want to win every fight. It’s in their contract: "I have to win every fight" or "I can't fail" or "I can't fall down." It's just such a mistake because the audience roots for you more if they see you fail and then get back up again. Noah is totally comfortable playing that character who's just trying to figure it out on the fly. Sometimes, he gets it wrong, but he's never going to give up. You can really feel that coming off the screen.”

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