With the percentage of yearly TV debuts going up sharply over the last decade, one might have expected a similarly explosive rise in the number of inarguably unique, genre-bucking series. Unfortunately, that hasn’t really been the case, but then that just makes the arrival of Peacock’s Mrs. Davis all the more celebratory and laudable (especially by yours truly). A story that’s ostensibly about a nun’s search for the Holy Grail at the behest of a universally embraced A.I. app, Mrs. Davis easily stands out from the pack, even while splendidly emulating such iconic works as Indiana Jones and Looney Tunes. The show’s precisely that one-of-a-kind nature that was the biggest draw for star Jake McDorman when choosing his follow-up series to the Emmy-winning Dopesick.
CinemaBlend spoke with Jake McDorman ahead of Mrs. Davis’ premiere (available to stream with a Peacock subscription) about stepping into the bumbling-yet- confident lead role of Wiley. As Wiley, McDorman not only gets to rock one of 2023’s best TV mustaches, but he gets to be a legitimate action hero sprinkled with pathos and immature innocence. And when I asked if taking on this part allowed him to live out any Indiana Jones-geared fantasies, he responded positively, saying:
