Legally GREEN!
Tatiana Maslany on playing She-hulk, a Marvel superhero who’s a hotshot lawyer…
She-hulk: Attorney at Law Available: Thu 18 Aug Genre: Superhero drama Season: 1 Episodes: 9 (released weekly)
Jennifer Walters is an ordinary 30-something lawyer who just happens to be the cousin of Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) – otherwise known as brawny green superhero Hulk. The two of them lead very different lives until Jennifer’s blood accidentally gets cross-contaminated with
Bruce’s, causing her to take on some of his powers, which she is not happy about…
‘There’s a real resistance to her accepting that she has to be She-hulk now,’ says Tatiana Maslany, who plays her. ‘This is a thing that happened to her, it isn’t who she is – that’s a very important, core belief in her. But I think this story is about really accepting all parts of yourself, because it’s all you.’ Jennifer just wants to carry on with her life and her job, but when she’s unable to keep her alter ego concealed, She-hulk becomes a celebrity. ‘It’s a legal comedy, so a lot of it is
Family ties… Bruce’s blood causes Jennifer’s transformation She-hulk in court defending superhumans,’ says Tatiana.
The series also features Tim Roth, reprising his movie role as former Marine Commando Emil Blonsky and his alter ego Abomination, plus The Good Place’s Jameela Jamil as Titania, who is the nemesis of She-hulk.
Big rivalry
‘Titania is basically the cool girl, and Jen is not. In high-school terms, she’s Jen’s bully,’ says Tatiana. ‘Titania has fully embraced her superhero-ness – she cashes in on it, she’s on social media, she has followers and all of that stuff – while Jen is like, “I’m not a superhero, don’t talk to me about that!”’