Ex-plosive endings
The Ex-Wife executive producers Chiara Cardoso and Andy Morgan break down the making of season two’s final showdown – a dramatic stand-off filmed in an abandoned quarry. An adaptation of Jess Ryder’s novel that debuted on Paramount+ in 2022, The Ex-Wife introduces Tasha (Celine Buckens), who appears to have the perfect life – she lives in a gorgeous house with loving husband Jack (Tom Mison) and a beautiful baby girl. But the constant presence in their lives of Jack’s ex-wife Jen (Janet Montgomery) means she starts to think something is going on between them. Picking up the story three years later, The Ex-Wife Part 2 now finds Tasha hiding out in Cyprus with her daughter following the dramatic car accident at the end of season one. Meanwhile, Jack, released from prison after surviving the crash he caused, is searching for Tasha and for redemption from his ex-wife, Jen (now played by Katie McGrath). When Jack learns that his daughter is very much alive, he sets out to track her down. But Tasha vows that she “will be the one to finish it” should Jack discover where she has been hiding, leading to questions over how far a parent will go to protect their child. A coproduction between Clapperboard Studios, Blackbox Multimedia and Night Train Media, which shares worldwide distribution rights with All3Media International, The Ex-Wife Part 2 launched on Paramount+ earlier this year. Here, BlackBox Multimedia executive producer Chiara Cardoso and Clapperboard Studios EP Andy Morgan discuss a key scene … Continue reading Ex-plosive endings
