Chris O’Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, and showrunner/EP David West Read sat down to discuss AppleTV+'s new comedy, 'The Big Door Prize.' O'Dowd and Dennis talk about finding humor, how their characters handle their potential, and what happens when a machine turns an entire town upside down. When asked personally about the best and worst possible "potential" cards, O'Dowd and Dennis quickly gave some hilarious responses. Meanwhile, Read spoke about the original source material, adapting it for AppleTV+, whether or not he would use the machine, and what to expect with this town as potentials continued to get revealed.
Host: Monica Gleberman
Editor: Polina Jdanova
Social Media Graphic: Jojo
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Synopsis:
Based on M.O. Walsh’s novel of the same name, “The Big Door Prize” tells the story of a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears in the general store, promising to reveal each resident’s true life potential. Dusty Hubbard (O’Dowd), a seemingly content, cheerful family man and high school teacher, watches everyone around him reevaluate their life choices and ambitions — based on the machine’s printouts — and is forced to question whether he is truly as happy as he once thought. While he remains skeptical of the machine, his wife, Cass (Dennis), indulges in the dream that there’s something bigger out there for her. Like many of Deerfield's residents, the couple has lived a relatively safe, uncomplicated life, until the arrival of the Morpho machine. However, all of that is about to change when the community is forced to reconcile with their unfulfilled achievements in pursuit of a better future. 

*The first three episodes of “The Big Door Prize'' will premiere globally on Wednesday, March 29, followed by one new episode weekly every Wednesday through May 17, exclusively on Apple TV+.
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