Jemima Rooper had little familiarity with the "Flowers in the Attic" series before she signed on to play Olivia Winfield, but once she began digging into the story, she was completely absorbed. "I plowed through the scripts like nothing else, which is actually how everyone reads the books," she shared with The List. "They are page turners, and there is something that sucks you in."
Rooper's preparation process began with the internet, and "a very short breakdown of "Flowers in the Attic" which left her thinking, "'Wow, that's a really nasty story.'" However, reading the scripts gave her an entirely new perspective. "They are so brilliant and you've got four 90-minute episodes that chart this woman from age 30 to age mid-60s, or whatever — this life that unfolds, and these horrific things she has to navigate, and these things she survives," Rooper explained. "And suddenly you are where you thought you were going to hate this woman, and how are you going to watch this monster for hours and hours? Suddenly, you are relating to her and on her side and rooting for her."
What's the major difference between the books and the Lifetime series that will make fans root for Olivia Winfield in a way they haven't before, and how does this protagonist reconcile her role in the story's horrifying plot twists?
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