‘Tell Me A Story’ star Danielle Campbell walks us through her Season 2 comeback and her new character
Danielle Campbell has been a popular face in shows like ‘Prison Break’, ‘The Originals’, ‘Runaways’ and ‘Famous In Love’. Seeing her play extremely polar-opposite characters across all possible genres has been quite a delight not only for us, but also for the actor herself.
Her latest project, ‘Tell Me A Story’ sees her in yet another character that we have never seen before. Campbell played a woman inspired by the Little Red Riding Hood in Season 1, albeit with as much as decadent shades as one can imagine in a story like this. In Season 2, her character is inspired by Belle of Sleeping Beauty, not necessarily, an exact extract of the fairy tale princess. In her words, “Olivia is more than what we see and has a few secrets she’s hiding. But I am excited to hear what people think.”
MEA WorldWide got into a chat with Campbell in a candid conversation and learned what she really feels about coming back to the show.
How was the jump from a romantic character to a superhuman and now a darker version of iconic fairy tale characters?
Oh it's a blast! My favorite part about my job is taking different characters and making them my own. I'm incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to work with different people and continue to explore different stories of different genres. Each project is unique and the best part of reading a script is imagining the world you can create.
This is your return to the same show but in a very new character. How was your experience working two seasons back-to-back?
It has really been incredible. One of the many appeals of this project as an actress was seeing the full character arc and story finality in one season. Coming back a second time has felt like a new job on an entirely new show! We are in a different city, with a new cast, new crew and new stories! What could be better than that?
How would you define your character in Season 2? Is Olivia similar or different to Kayla?
I would say that there are zero similarities between my two characters on the show. I suppose you could argue that both characters are strong women, but it's in an extremely different way. But both are dark and pretty twisted in their own right.
Since the two seasons had a different story, which one is your favorite as an actor? And why?
Season 2, without a doubt! It was surely challenging for me to play but I had a great time. It was a ride as an actor, mostly because it changed so much from the previous one. My storyline went on a different route than originally planned and I had the best time exploring my character, Olivia.
Without giving out any spoilers, if you had to give us one takeaway from this season, what would it be?
Not all fairytales have a happy ending and not all princesses need saving.
As much as we expect a Season 3 of ‘Tell Me A Story’, and hope to see Campbell in yet another fairytale, she didn’t promise us anything yet but left us with what to expect from Olivia.
Olivia is a small-town girl, who has left her family, friends and love interest behind and moved to the fast-paced Nashville, to pursue her master’s degree. But as luck would have it, her life turns around and soon, she finds herself drawn into situations that would demand every ounce of her strength, brain, and the craftiness that she’s got, just to survive.
Watch Campbell in action on ‘Tell Me A Story’ Season 2, every Thursday midnight, only on CBS All Access.