By Veronica Wells ·Updated November 12, 2021
In 2009, Black community can be very scrutinizing. But I’m not new to this. I’m true to this. I’m used to it and it just really fuels me to work hard to make sure we’re digging really, really deep to make sure we’re getting to the soul of Tiana.
What’s so interesting about Princess Tiana is that she works. What possibilities does that open up in terms of her story?
MEGHIE: You will be surprised. It can take you very, very far. She is kind of the working girl. She is grounded in a real space that we all know in New Orleans. But in the series we are taking her on this grand adventure. When we meet her, she’s the newly crowned Princess of Maldonia. We get to see her explore that world but New Orleans is calling her back.
Those are her roots. I think that’s a theme I love to explore and Tiana will explore too. I think there’s a sense of exploring identity. While she is the Princess of Maldonia, she is still Tiana from New Orleans, so not letting go of that while also giving her a big adventure that I don’t think people will see coming.
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