Paper Girls creators Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang teased what fans can expect from the Prime Video adaptation of their comic series.
"I think sometimes people read a comic and are like, 'oh this is just storyboards, let's just shoot this.' But comics are its own unique medium, and television can do things that we can't," Vaughan said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "Like with needle drops -- just the addition of music adds an incredible layer to this that we didn't have access to. These young performers are some of the best younger actors I've ever seen. This show really takes such advantage of the medium."
He continued, "If you've never heard of Paper Girls, if you're not familiar with this comic, then the show is still 100 percent accessible and I think you will love it. But if you're a hardcore fan of the comic, it's still going to be extremely surprising to you. With our blessing, they go to some places that we never could as a comic and there are new characters, there are new threats."
Prime Video recently announced the release date for Paper Girls along with first-look photos at the show's four main cast members: Sofia Rosinsky as Mac Coyle, Camryn Jones as Tiffany Quilkin, Riley Lai Nelet as Erin Tieng and Fina Strazza as KJ Brandman. Ali Wong will also appear in the series as an adult version of Erin Tieng.
"The idea of them meeting themselves in the future just seemed so natural because a lot of time travel is so much about what could happen, what regrets you might have, and seeing how your future self turned out," Chiang said. "I don't know if anybody's turned out the way they thought they would 10 years ago. So for these girls who are just on the cusp of becoming teenagers and then adults, to see where your life ends up is a really cool thing. Having Ali Wong play older Erin is fantastic because we know her so much through her comedy, so then here to see her do something dramatic and a little bittersweet is a really fantastic showcase for her."
Based on the Image Comics graphic novel series of the same name by Vaughan and Chiang, Paper Girls revealed its live-action cast in April 2021. Paper Girls was announced as a series in 2019, with Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers serving as showrunners and executive producers alongside Stephany Folsom.
Paper Girls follows four 12-year-old paper delivery girls (Erin, MacKenzie, KJ and Tiffany) who, on the morning after Halloween in 1988, become caught in a conflict between two warring groups of time travelers while on their delivery route. Now caught up in the conflict, the girls travel to the past, present and future (encountering future versions of themselves along the way) in an attempt to save the world. Like the comics, the television series will be set in the fictional Ohio suburb of Stony Stream. First published by Image Comics in 2015, Paper Girls concluded its run in 2019 with its 30th and final issue.
Paper Girls premieres July 29 on Prime Video.
Source: Entertainment Weekly