Banshee S01E05

In Cinemax's new action drama Banshee (already picked up for Season 2), Antony Starr plays a thief who assumes the role of sheriff in Banshee, a small town in Pennsylvania's Amish country, yet finds it hard to escape his past. Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler created the show, which also boasts True Blood's Alan Ball and House alum Greg Yaitanes as executive producers. Yaitanes explains to TV Guide why we should all visit Banshee...

I've got room in my life to watch one more show. Why should it be yours?

There's always room for dessert. Banshee is a delicious mix of sex, action and drama.

Who should be watching?

Anyone digging Breaking Bad, Homeland, Sons of Anarchy or The Wire. Fans of action films and graphic novels. Every single member of my family.

What happens if we don't watch your show?

You're missing out. Banshee's 10 episodes will take you on a very satisfying journey. We do in one season what most shows drag out for five. It's packed.

Give us an equation for your show

Witness plus Warrior times Tarantino minus the boring parts of No Country for Old Men divided by Sex and Lucia minus Lucia.

What's the best thing anyone has said or written about Banshee?

That it's the perfect blend of character and genre and not like anything on TV right now.

What's the worst thing?

"What's Banshee?"

What's an alternate title?

Downton Abbey. But we couldn't use it for obvious reasons.

Come up with a premise for the spin-off

We have it. It's called Banshee: Origins, and it's an online series along with a graphic novel of the show's backstory.

What credit of yours would you prefer we forget?

The pilot to Cleopatra 2525.

Amish TV is hot right now. Tell me something unique about your Amish characters

Two words: "Amish gangster."

If you weren't producing this show, what series would you most like to be an executive producer on?

Family Guy. Seth MacFarlane and his writers are fearless.

Why is your cast the best on television?

It's a largely European cast playing Americans, which I had very good luck with when I was executive producing House with Hugh Laurie.

Let's scare the network. Tell us an idea that didn't make it to the screen

The great thing about pay cable and working for Cinemax is there is no scaring them.

Pick another show to start a fake feud with

We shoot Banshee across the street from Homeland and will thrown down on softball anytime.

What show would you like to do a crossover episode with, and how would that go?

The Sopranos. Tony and the gang would fit right in. That's the bar we hold ourselves to and hope people engage [with] and discover Banshee.

How will your show change the face of TV as we know it?

By embracing multiple media platforms from our inception, Banshee will redefine TV in terms of "trans-media," meaning there are multiple platforms and layers to enjoy and engage the show on. I'd urge that anyone watching makes sure to watch the title sequence carefully since it changes every week and to stay for the end credits since there is something waiting for you at the very end of each episode.


Television Series: Banshee (S01E05)
Release Date: February 2013
Actress: Lili Simmons
Video Clip Credit: DeepAtSea



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Simmons On The Rise

The supporting cast for HBO's new series True Detective continues to get filled out, according to a report in Variety. The eight-episode series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of cops whose lives intersect during a 17-year serial killer investigation in Louisiana. Lili Simmons has now reportedly been added as an underage prostitute who was friends with one of the victims and then reconnects with Harrelson's character seven years after one of the murders.

Former Disney Channel ingénue Simmons is a fast-rising talent already installed in the HBO stable. She currently burns up the screen on sister net Cinemax's original series Banshee, starring as Rebecca Bowman, a local Amish girl who lives a devout life by day but is a rebellious, sexually adventurous party girl by night. With Alexandra Daddario and Elizabeth Reaser already signed on for the project, True Detective is slowly becoming one of the most highly anticipated new shows of the year.


Also recently added to the cast are Jay O. Sanders, who will play a televangelist with an enormous reach in the state of Louisiana, and Brad Carter as the ex-husband of a victim who is currently in prison and may have a connection to the murder. Michelle Monaghan was previously cast as Harrelson's wife. The series will offer viewers different time frames and perspectives, with each season bringing about a new case. Nic Pizzolatto will write True Detective while Cary Fukunaga is set to direct the entire series.
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Mouse Ears To Maneater

"Thank God I didn’t have to wear the underwear..."

Disney Channel ingénue Lili Simmons is about to shed her mouse ears to tackle a racy new role in Banshee, Cinemax’s upcoming 10-episode drama series from True Blood boss Alan Ball and former House executive producer Greg Yaitanes. Simmons plays the series regular role of Rebecca Bowman, a local Amish girl in her early 20s who lives a devout life by day but is a rebellious, sexually adventurous party girl by night. Although converting from typecast kids roles to provocative actress may seem quite a leap, when she first started acting professionally at 15, notes Aritzia's Caitlin Smith, Simmons knew one thing for certain: She didn’t want to go the Disney route. "I was reading Shakespeare in fifth grade," says Simmons, 19, clutching a cup of coffee after a recent photo shoot in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. "I’ve got a dark soul."

Of course, being a beautiful blonde with hazel eyes as big as Belle’s and Ariel’s (she’s a former model), Simmons seemed like a shoe-in for the wholesome, slapstick-prone characters that have made actresses like Selena Gomez and Victoria Justice famous. And, naturally, her first roles ended up being on the Disney Channel, on shows like Zeke and Luther (as Mia, the pretty girl all the boys clumsily pursued) and the made-for-TV movie Geek Charming (playing your typically mean popular girl). As her manager told her: "Hey, you’ve gotta get stuff on your résumé, you’ve gotta start somewhere." Now Simmons is taking on a role that’s more to her liking: a lead in an explosive cable drama about a corrupt Amish community in Pennsylvania that premieres on Cinemax in January. "It’s kind of like a dream," she says of the opportunity, beaming with pride.


Simmons originally auditioned for the part of 15-year-old Deva Hopewell, another rebellious girl in the community, but she wasn’t the right fit. "They said, 'She’s too old or too sexy' or whatever," she paraphrases. It was an unfortunate circumstance, ultimately, that got her in the right place at the right time to audition again for the role of Rebecca. "I had to go to Philadelphia for my grandmother’s funeral and they said, 'While you’re up there would you mind driving to New York and reading for Rebecca Bowman?' So I went, met Greg [Yaitanes, the director], I auditioned, we fell in love with each other, and the rest is history."

Seeing as Ball is the mind behind Banshee, it’s almost guaranteed that there will be no shortage of impassioned love scenes. "I do some pretty risqué stuff in the show," admits Simmons. "[My parents] were totally supportive, though. At first they were like, Whoa! Okayyy… but we kind of knew going into the audition that there’s going to be nudity. My mom read the pilot with me and we were like, 'this is a great script, we’re really excited'. It’s good quality stuff. So I decided, You know what? It’s OK."

For someone who has actually played a role identified as "Hot Teenage Girl" (on the Matthew Perry sitcom Mr. Sunshine), Simmons does a surprisingly good job taming her, well, hotness when she’s donning a bonnet and a prairie dress; her large, wide-set eyes can convey sweetness as much as they can sexiness. "It was difficult, but I loved the challenge and I really took it on," she says. "I went on YouTube a lot and researched. I was like, What do Amish people wear? How does it feel to be wearing those outfits? And they have the strangest undergarments and rules about underwear…." Simmons adds, laughing. "Thank God I didn’t have to wear the underwear."
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