Variety<\/em><\/a> in an interview published on January 24, referring to the new series. \u201cThis one, the burdens just keep piling up. It\u2019s more intrigue and anticipation.\u201d<\/p>\nWhile this new Hulu series offers Brown an opportunity to grow in a different direction from his beloved character, Randall Pearson, he is reunited with Dan Fogelman<\/strong>, who serves as the series creator and executive producer \u2014 the same role he had on This Is Us<\/em>. And unlike his last experience with Fogelman, Brown said, he might branch out and direct an episode (or more) of the new series.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat I\u2019m most intrigued by in any sort of thing is performance. As a director, you have to be intrigued with the totality of it all. And sometimes I\u2019m like, \u2018I don\u2019t really care about this,\u2019\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019ll let the world-builders do their thing. But if I was going to do it, that would be a fun opportunity, because I know that crew. I know they would have my back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown is also an executive producer on the new show \u2014 a position that\u2019s provided him the opportunity to really dig into the details of the series, like the show\u2019s 80\u2019s-inspired soundtrack.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt almost feels very much like Bridgerton<\/em>, which I was watching over the pandemic,\u201d he explained. \u201cIt\u2019s like we\u2019ve taken these songs that are very familiar and we\u2019ve updated them in the covers. I remember Jordan Peele in \u2018Us\u2019 did a cover of \u2018I Got 5 on It\u2019 \u2014 ba-dump bum, ba-dump bum, ba-dump bum. And as soon as you heard it in the trailer, every Black person was like, \u2018Oh, s\u2013t! \u201cI Got 5 on It\u201d!\u2019 We\u2019re hoping for a certain demographic, they\u2019ll hear the songs and be like, \u2018Oh, s\u2013t.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\nPartnering with Fogelman on the new Hulu series was easy, the actor also said. \u201cHe goes, \u2018I wrote this show, and as I\u2019m writing it, I realized I was kind of writing it for you.\u2019 He said, \u2018If you\u2019re not interested, all good, I understand \u2014 but if you are, then we can talk about it.\u2019 So I was like, \u2018Bro, you\u2019ve written six years of dope-ass shit \u2014 let me take a gander.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n