Below, EW goes in-depth with Katic about her new project and about herCastleexit.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it aboutAbsentiathat really attracted you to this project?
STANA KATIC:I liked the idea of telling a story about an anti-hero survivor.
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What kind of story should be on the lookout for?"
I said, “Listen man, the mom thing, no.”
And they’re like, “Why?”
And what I ended up getting instead was someone that had all of those qualities and then some.
And I was like, “Oh, this is exciting.
This would be really wonderful to play.”
And I thought that would be an interesting world to explore.
So, those are some of the elements.
Talk about Emily as a character.
How does she compare to a character like Kate Beckett?
And what is she dealing with emotionally during this story?
[Laughs] So,Absentiais a psychological thriller, Castle was obviously a romantic dramedy procedural.
She was declared dead.
And now, suddenly, she shows up.
Well, I think that’s part of the journey.
We get to explore anti-heroes and what that means.
As an actor, of course, it’s exciting to go and explore characters.
I kind of feel like, at this stage, I’m ready for a comedy too, right?
How did your experience onCastleinform what you wanted to do next?
Did it change how you picked roles?
And this one was specific, or unique, in that we shot it like a feature.
We crossboarded the entire show.
That must’ve been difficult jumping from each of Emily’s different mindsets.
Oh yeah, no, it was a challenge.
The way that they shot it, it was styled like an independent film.
And, what was really nice is there’s an international cast, there’s an international crew.
I think that was something that was exciting for me to explore.
Yeah, you certainly don’t get to smile a lot on this.
[Laughs] I was joking, like, “Is there a musical out there for me?”
How do you feel about the way your abrupt exit fromCastlewas handled?
I’m actually still not clear on the thought process behind the way that it went down.
I hope it remains something special in viewers' minds forever.
You got a lot of offers afterCastle, so why did you decide on doing an international series?
I think Bond can come in so many colors, shapes, and sizes.
I would love to see Bonda little bit of Bond in everybody.
I’ve been thinking about that as well.
I would never experience this."
I’ve very closely related to a lot of those journeys.
However, I feel like it’s being made manifest, now, on screen.
And I know how much it affects the entire planet.
And I feel like that’s exciting.
Any word on season 2 forAbsentia?
I can’t answer that one.
I gotta let Amazon do what they gotta do.
Absentiais available on Amazon.
