Fromtakes place in a mysterious town that might seem safe enough during the day, but is taken over by murderous creatures every evening. Strangers have been trapped there, with seemingly no true escape. Jade (David Alpay) arrived on the same day as the Matthews, which was the first time two vehicles entered town on the same day.
A problem solver by nature, Jade spends his time collecting clues and trying to solve the mystery of the town, ultimately hoping to find a way home. David Alpay has been a part of the series from the first episode and has also appeared in other well-loved series likeProven InnocentandSuits.Fromseason 3releases new episodes on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on MGM+.
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Screen Rantinterviewed David Alpay to discussthe events ofFromseason 3. He talks about what it is like being in the town from an actor standpoint, as well as if he thinks that Jade will ever put the puzzle pieces together and help the townsfolk escape. Alpay also confesses how he would handle being trapped in the town himself, and tells a fun story from set.
The Use Of Practical Effects 7 Prosthetics Is Imperative To Filming In From
“I love that they use practical effects. It’s silicone or latex or whatever it is that they use, and it gives that much more texture, I think, to the scenes and to the monsters. It’s really important. It keeps you in the reality of the scene.”
Screen Rant: What is it like to be a part of this series?
David Alpay: For me, as an actor, it is the closest I felt to doing theater in front of a camera in the 24 years that I’ve been doing this work. It feels so great. It’s such an amazing ensemble cast. The writing is alive. Sometimes we get script revisions right before we’re supposed to shoot something, and it keeps it popping. It’s very exciting.
Screen Rant: Is it ever scary to be around the creatures on set?
David Alpay: My first season on the show, I had a scar on the side of my face because Jade trips, and he falls, and he hits his face on a rock. So for the entire first season, let’s say everybody else’s call time would be 5am, mine would be four. I had to get there like an hour before everybody else so we could do that little prosthetic. It’s a tiny little thing, but it would take a while. So I got to spend a lot of time with Patrick Baxter, who does a lot of our creature effects. I love his work. He is so talented.
We became friends. Occasionally he’d be like, come check out the monster in the trailer. Come see what we’re working on. It’s just incredible. I love that they use practical effects. It’s real. It’s silicone or latex or whatever it is that they use, and it gives that much more texture, I think, to the scenes and to the monsters. It’s really important. It keeps you in the reality of the scene.
Screen Rant: What do you think it is that is so scary about these monsters?
David Alpay: Well, the threat keeps evolving. It’s no longer just a physical threat of you go out at night and they’re going to catch you and eat you. Now it’s psychological. Now they’re tormenting us during the day. That’s different, you know? Before, they were only active at night. Now, in a way, because they get into your head there, it’s 24 hours a day. That’s different. It’s scary.
Is Jade The Key To Solving The Mystery Of The Town In From?
“I think Jade is doing what any reasonable person who hasn’t given up would do, which is to look for clues and to analyze them.”
Screen Rant: Jade is always looking out for clues. He could be the key to figuring this all out.
David Alpay: I have no idea. It’s possible that he is the key. It’s possible that he’s the keyhole. We’ll never know. Listen, I think Jade is doing what any reasonable person who hasn’t given up would do, which is to look for clues and to analyze them. There’s that moment where he’s finding out about this other tree. We got to go to the tree. We got to look at these numbers, what numbers? There’s numbers in the bottles? How come nobody said anything about this? That’s really important information.
He’s constantly trying to problem solve. It’s a window into the world that he came from. The story writers, the creators of the show were really adamant from the beginning that we’re not going to have flashbacks on the show unless it’s a flashback to the time that they were in the town or approaching the town. That’s the window of flashbacks.
So in my mind, I’m always creating a backstory for Jade and who he was before he got here and what kind of person he was. Was he a problem solver? Was he a showman? Was he both? So these explorations for him are iterations of that. I got to get a little deeper into who he was, who he is, and who he might be at the end of all of this.
Screen Rant: Do you find that you relate to Jade at all?
David Alpay: Not at all. No. Just kidding. Of course. The beauty of television is, because it’s such a long format that over time, that difference probably kind of comes together. You might be far away from a character at the beginning and then slowly, but surely things about yourself come out, things about the character come out and there’s a harmony between those two over time. I think by the end of season three, I think we’re really starting to get there. I feel very protective of Jade and I want to see what happens next and also curious, optimistically curious, to see what happens to me.
David Alpay Admits Being Stuck In From Town Wouldn’t Be The Worst Thing
“There’s a diner. Coffee. The taps work. And there’s mystery electricity.”
Screen Rant: How do you think you would personally handle beingstuck in theFromtown?
David Alpay: I wouldn’t be feeding the animals at night. We were shooting this one scene with cows at the beginning of the season. Do you remember this where we were outside? It was a cold night. It was like 2:30 in the morning. The cows wanted to be asleep. It’s not their normal time to be up running around. My cow, it turned out later, I found out, was pregnant and really didn’t want to be there. And my job was to get this cow, whose name was Ginger, to walk down the street. The only thing that I thought to say was, “Hey Ginger, come walk with me.”
But there’s no way Jade would have known Ginger’s name. There’s no way Jade would have found out the cow’s name. It wouldn’t occur to Jade to even care about a cow’s name. So I said that and at the time I thought, well, they’ll cut this out, but they didn’t. So if it was me, David, I’d get to meet the animals. I’d be like, “Hey, what’s up?” But that’s me. I probably wouldn’t want to eat them.
What else? I mean, problem-solving is very important. Let’s try to get out of here. But at the same time, minus the monster attacks, it’s not the worst place in the world. There’s a diner. Coffee. The taps work. And there’s mystery electricity.
From unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down. In the wake of season 2’s epic cliffhanger, escape will become a tantalizing and very real possibility as the true nature of the town comes into focus, and the townspeople go on offense against the myriad horrors surrounding them.
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Fromseason 3 releases new episodes on Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on MGM+.
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From is a series revolving around a mysterious American town that ensnares newcomers, forcing its inhabitants to maintain order and find an escape amidst nighttime perils from the surrounding forest. The residents face threats from terrifying creatures emerging after sunset, complicating their struggle for survival.
