Chaos on Netflix: Does Reed remind you of anyone? It’s normal! “They figured it out halfway through filming”

Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet seems to have been a big influence on the Netflix series KAOS, as series star Aurora Perrineau has revealed, and the character of Mercutio was particularly prominent on the series’ mood board. Biggest surprise, he added via X (formerly Twitter): “Halfway through the shoot, the makers discovered that he was my father.“

indeed Aurora Perino She is the daughter of Harold Perrineau (Lost), the interpreter of Mercutio in the 90s cult film.It’s a true story!“, he wrote.

Harold Perrineau Helped Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes blend modernity with Shakespeare’s language in a 1996 version of the classic tale of teenage love that went horribly wrong. In 2015, he explained that he had to let go of all his preconceived ideas about how Shakespeare should be performed when he took on the role.

“When we did Romeo + Juliet, I was only acting at school, so I had a very specific idea of ​​how to do it that came from studying. Very classic. So when I got the job… everything I learned was thrown away. We didn’t do anything, I didn’t learn big speeches, neither my diction, nor iambic pentameter. It was all thrown away“, he said Harold Perrineau.

In 2020, the actor explained about Mercutio, Romeo and the latter’s cousins:As they appeared, everyone in America could understand who these guys were and what they were up to. The only thing that was ambiguous was relationships: love or desire. This is left up to interpretation.“

years later Aurora Perino Starring in Reed’s black comedy KAOS which is a modern and contemporary reinterpretation of Greek mythology. The series also stars Jeff Goldblum, Janet McTeer, Cliff Curtis, David Thewlis, Cillian Scott, Mission Butler, Leila Farzad, Nabhan Rizwan, Raki Aiola and Stanley Townsend.

KAOS, which debuted on August 29, can be seen exclusively on Netflix.