“Everyone’s a human coming from a place of yearning for things and wanting certain things, and also justifying why what they’re doing is okay.”
Doomscrolling, gaslighting, and unhealthy obsessions are the foundation for Alice Seabright’s new psychological thriller, Chloe. Created, written, and directed by Seabright, who is one of the directors and writers of Netflix’s Sex Education, the series presents an unsettling look at social media and the false realities it can create—a feeling that is eerily familiar to all of us.
The six-episode series focuses on Becky Green (Erin Doherty), a seemingly unassuming woman who is addicted to stalking her childhood friend Chloe’s (Poppy Gilbert) perfectly curated social media presence. When Chloe suddenly dies, Becky assumes a new identity and infiltrates the enviable lives of Chloe’s closest friends to find out what happened to her.
No Film School spoke with Seabright to talk about her Hitchcockian inspirations, the effects of doomscrolling, and the themes surrounding intense female obsessions that are present throughout Chloe.
Author: Alyssa Miller
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