Julia Roberts talks about why she decided to jump into TV with Amazon's 'Homecoming', and the challenges

Julia Roberts headlines Homecoming, a podcast-turned-series as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker in Florida who helps military veterans return to civilian life. Here's more details on it
UPDATED JUL 30, 2018

When it comes to Julia Roberts' first major foray into series television, after a nearly three-decade-long blockbuster streak working in film, the Academy Award-winner says there was little adjustment required. “I didn't really think of it as ‘small screen’ versus ‘big screen’ – my television is very big,” she joked during a panel conversation while promoting the upcoming Amazon Studios series 'Homecoming' at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills on July 28.

Roberts, whose hair was a rare honey-blonde, then flashed her famed megawatt smile when her quip inspired a ripple of applause inside the ballroom at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. “I got the critics to clap! They said you guys wouldn’t clap for anything! I'm so happy!” she said.

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