The Sweet Connection Three Women’s DeWanda Wise And Blair Underwood Had That Helped Them Feel Comfortable In Their Roles And Intimate Scenes
A great new miniseries on the 2024 TV schedule is STARZ's Three Women, which is ironic given it almost never saw the light of day. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Lisa Taddeo, it tells the story of the unique sex lives of a trio of women from different places across the U.S. This week's episode, "Sloane," dives into the open marriage between DeWanda Wise and Blair Underwood's characters, and the actors spoke to CinemaBlend about the sweet way they became comfortable with each other for the show's intimate scenes.
When I spoke to Wise and Underwood virtually for Three Women's press day, their respect for one another was off the charts. Wise had nothing but praise for her co-star and opened about playing Underwood's on-screen partner on the new series:
Three Women sees the talented pair of actors play an established married couple, who regularly invite both men and women to engage in sexual activities. Yes, this required the help of one of Hollywood's intimacy coordinators , Claire Warden. Of course, being comfortable with one's dance partner, so to speak, is also everything in a role like this. As the Harder They Fall actress shared with me, the pre-existing connection had to Blair Underwood (via mutual friends) let her know that Underwood wouldn't let her down.
Another important part of the whole thing? The perfect playlist. As DeWanda Wise said, it was important to her to keep the energy up on set by blasting powerful women on set like Sade and Chaka Khan. And, based on the comments he went on to share, it seems the L.A. Law veteran relished the opportunity to work with Wise:
No wonder these two are such a convincing pair on screen! It's very apparent that enjoyed working together for Three Women. It without saying that Blair Underwood and DeWanda Wise are two skilled actors with impressive resumes. And I'm glad they were able to put their abilities to use for a series that has some provocative things to say about female sexual desire and the ways in which it can and has been stunted, taken advantage of and freed.
