Dever went on to explain that she felt emotionally connected to Marie from the very beginning, after learning of her incredible resilience in the face of her trauma.

“I think it was her bravery, at the core of it, her character, and who she is. She is such a strong person, who had to undergo so much unthinkable tragedy in her life. I knew that, if someone gave me the opportunity to be able to bring that to life, on screen and in a show that’s going to be seen by a bunch of Netflix [subscribers], it just made me so happy to be a part of a part of telling her story.”

To prepare for the role, Dever told The Hollywood Reporter that she immersed herself in Marie’s story by listening to her voice on This American Life.

“I mean hearing her voice in that was kind of enough for me,” she explained. “I wanted to get to know her backstory as much as I could. I also wanted to know the story like the back of my hand, and I talked to Lisa [Cholodenko] and Susannah about it in early prep and we kind of came to the conclusion that - we had a conversation about maybe talking to her, but I only wanted to do what she wanted to do.

“We wanted to respect her privacy, and I was lucky enough to have all of this information about her, and I feel like you aren’t trying to make a carbon copy of Marie or I wasn’t trying to memorise her mannerisms or her accent. For me it was really all about figuring out her emotion and her state of mind during the whole thing and coming about it with as much respect as possible.”

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