Saturday Night Live alum Sasheer Zamata is prepping her witchy side for Agatha: Coven of Chaos, and she’s taking some precautions ahead of the WandaVision spin-off.
The actress and comedian is even tackling witches in her comedy special The First Woman, so she tells Mashable in a recent interview that this feels like a divine connection.
“I had already written material for [The First Woman] before I went through the audition process,” Zamata told the outlet. “It felt magical that I got to be in a show about witches. I talk about it so much in my special.”
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On specifics of her character, revealed to be the sorceress Jennifer Kale, the actress promises something a little different. “I definitely did do as much [comic book] research as I could,” she said. “But the way we formed this character is very different from what I think people expect.”
Agatha: Coven of Chaos stars Kathryn Hahn returning as the titular Agatha Harkness, Aubrey Plaza, Joe Locke, Patti LuPone, and Sasheer Zamata. The supporting cast includes David Payton, David Lengel, Asif Ali, Amos Glick, Brian Brightman, Kate Forbes, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Maria Dizzia.
Agatha: Coven of Chaos was expected to premiere on Disney+ later this year, but the ongoing Hollywood strikes have it in doubt. The series is being showrun by Jac Schaeffer (WandaVision), serving as head writer and executive producer.
