In a recent New York Times interview, the writer/director mentions that once he met his lead actors, he tossed his original plans for the series and decided to “follow the characters” in a more spontaneous approach to filmmaking. We Are Who We Are is as tactile and mesmerizing as all of Guadagnino’s best work, but where Call Me By Your Name thrives on controlled passion and Suspiria meticulously tells a multi-layered story, this often tips into chaos. Fraser’s unpredictable mother, military commander Sarah ( Chloë Sevigny), and her wife, Maggie ( Alice Braga) are countered by the more traditional Harper family, whose patriarch, Richard (Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi) dons a MAGA hat while his Nigerian wife, Jenny ( Faith Alabi), bakes cakes and watches American weather reports. Its dual protagonists are erratic, stylish outcast Fraser Wilson ( IT and Shazam!’s Jack Dylan Grazer) and observant, self-assured Caitlin Harper (newcomer Jordan Kristine Seamon). The eight-episode first season follows two neighboring families living on an American military base in 2016. Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are is a moody coming-of-age tale set in Italy and drenched in sunshine, but fans of the director should take note: this is no Call Me By Your Name. This week, Valerie Ettenhofer takes a look at HBO’s new series from Luca Guadagnino, We Are Who We Are. Welcome to Up Next, a column that gives you the rundown on the latest TV.
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