Amanda Peet calls Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story a "massive gift" for her career

The A.V. Club

"I’m probably always looking for something more complex, because I’m a Jewish masochist," she tells The A.V. Club. "But yeah, I was pretty bowled over when I got (the Dirty John offer). You know, I’m 48, and I guess there’s definitely a part of me that was trying to get used to and accept the idea that my acting career was going to really slow down, and I was trying to embrace that and not be too afraid. And then, when (showrunner) Alexandra (Cunningham) picked me, it was like—wow, I’m still really in love with this. Sorry to sound corny, but it was just a massive gift. Her writing—she’s so good at dialogue, and it just wasn’t what I thought of when someone said, 'Oh, you’re going to get this true-crime show.' I didn’t know it was going to be all these intense marital scenes. And scenes about aging and being a mother and all sort of things that are probably pretty relevant and moving to me right now, at this point in my life."