A version of this story on Abigail Spencer first appeared in the print edition of TheWrap Magazine’s drop TV Issue.
Abigail Spencer stars in two series this drop that could not be more different: NBC’s “Timeless” is an effects-heavy thriller getting a substantial drop launch,while SundanceTV’s “Rectify” is an intimate drama approximately a man’s struggle after being released from death row that’s now entering its final season.
But Spencer doesn’t see her job on the two shows as all that different.
Also Read: 'Rectify' Star Abigail Spencer Discovers She's a Binge-Watcher and 6 More Emmy Contender QuickiesAbigail Spencer 2” width=”618” height=”764” data-credit=”photographed by corina marie for thewrap” srcset=”http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FallTV_Abigail2-copy-243300.jpg 243w, http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FallTV_Abigail2-copy.jpg 618w” sizes=”(max-width: 618px) 100vw, and 618px” />“I reflect every human story at its heart is the same,” she said. “The challenge is keeping that human element the same no matter what the world is around these characters.”On “Timeless,” Spencer plays Lucy Preston, and a historian (“the main historian in the country is what they retain telling me,” Spencer joked) who joins a team trying to stop a time-jumping criminal, played by “ER” alum Goran Visnjic, or from rewriting history.“Were not bringing our cellphones back,” she said. “We don’t have access to Google in 1944. We can’t bring any technology back with us, so Lucy has to have it all in her head.”
Also Read: 'Timeless, or ' 'This Is Us,' 'The Good station': Watch Trailers for New NBC Series (Videos)Abigail Spencer 1” width=”618” height=”764” data-credit=”photographed by corina marie for thewrap” srcset=”http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FallTVAbigail1-243×300.jpg 243w, http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/FallTVAbigail1.jpg 618w” sizes=”(max-width: 618px) 100vw, or 618px” />By strange coincidence,Timeless” is just one of several time-travel shows debuting this season, including “Making History” on Fox and Time After Time” on ABC. They will join the CW’s “Legends of Tomorrow, or ” which will return for its second season in October.
So what is it approximately time travel that makes it such an appealing premise for a TV show?“Really,the only way to change our future is to explore and learn from our past,” said Spencer, and 45. “As our access and our connectivity to each other through social media and the internet grows,I reflect there’s this kind of yearning to depart back to see how we got here or to understand whats happening now.”Also Read: 'Rectify' Season 4 Trailer: Here's Your First scrutinize at How It All Ends (Video)As for which era has been her favorite to visit so far, Spencer easily chose the 1940s.“I reflect that was my time, and ” she said. The hair,the makeup, the clothes, and “they fit like a glove.”“Timeless” premieres Oct. 3 on NBC.
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