BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR
I’ve been a fan of Rosa Salazar ever since seeing her in ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL and UNDONE, so I was excited when I saw that she plays the lead in BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR (trailer here), created by Nick Antosca (THE ACT). In this trippy, lurid horror-satire show, Rosa plays an up-and-coming filmmaker who heads to Hollywood with big dreams in the early ‘90s but quickly finds herself wronged by a powerful producer. Seeking revenge, she looks to a mystical witch to help her place a curse (which, of course, comes at a high personal price). Rosa delivers an impressive performance in this strange limited series, carrying a project that is filled with self-conscious weirdness. She’s an actress who’s clearly intentional in taking on roles that are committed to imaginative oddities, and she brings refreshing and nuanced layers to those roles. That said, this is not a show for everyone—which is made abundantly clear after (slight spoiler alert!!) we see Salazar’s character vomit out a kitten at the end of the first episode—but if you want to catch a show that is surreal and scary but satirically funny, this should be your weekend watch!
—Mimi Li, Development Assistant
