'Team Kaylie' star Eliza Pryor on her character Valeria and her love of the outdoors
Netflix's 'Team Kaylie' a comedy series is based on a famous 19-year-old billionaire Kaylie Konrad (Bryana Salaz), who gets on the bad side of the law resulting in a court order to lead the Wilderness Club at an inner-city middle school. Eliza Pryor, who plays Valeria on the show caught up with MEA World Wide in-studio to share her experiences of the outdoors, the inspiration that is her character and working on the second season.
Her character Valeria has an eccentric style, Pryor gushes about the wardrobe choices, "She wears all black, and it's crazy but she has these boots that I really like, I ended up getting it for myself."
The show is based on a Wilderness Club which Pryor already has experience with. She shares her experiences with the outdoors, "I love riding horses, I like hiking - I love the outdoors! But on the show, the wilderness stuff that they do isn't always the wilderness stuff that I do but I do love the outdoors, yeah. I'm kind of inspired by them (the show), going out into mountains."
Revolving around the themes of love, acceptance, and the importance of friendships, Pryor talks about the best moments while filming the show. "Some of the best moments for me was just like, being with all the kids because they are all my best friends. Filming it was kind of easy because we all had great chemistry getting into it. So, one of my favorite parts is just hanging out with all of them.
Talking about her part in 'Resident Evil' (video game) and 'Truth be Told', Pryor compared the genres, "'Team Kaylie' is a very upbeat, happy and kids show and then 'Truth be Told' is dark and creepy. It was really cool to get into the mocap suit. But yeah, even that ('Resident Evil') is a pretty dark thing too. So, I've done a little bit of everything, comedy, and drama."
Part two of 'Team Kaylie' was released on December 2, 2019, on Netflix.