When Maya Erskine got the offer to play Jane to Donald Glover’s John in his and Francesca Sloane’s reimagining of “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” for Prime Video, her interest was piqued. She’d just come off two seasons of writing, producing and starring in the Emmy-nominated Hulu comedy series “Pen15” with Anna Konkle and was excited not to play triple threat again. But she would be stepping into the lead female role after Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who had been attached to star and exec-produce, left due to creative differences with Glover. “There was the fear, obviously, of taking over from Phoebe because I respect her immensely,” Erskine told TheWrap.
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TheWrap magazine: As for a second season, “All I will say is I’m excited about where the story goes,” she says
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