The Girl Before Stars Ben Hardy and Jessica Plummer Talk ‘Very Strange’ Setting of HBO Max Series

HBO Max’s latest original offering The Girl Before might serve up some steamy thrills against an elegant backdrop of cutting-edge design and architecture, but according to the show’s stars, the modern “smart home” nestled cozily in a London suburb is more than meets the eye even off-screen. In an exclusive interview with host Tania Hussain about the murder-mystery limited series, The Girl Before stars Jessica Plummer and Ben Hardy admit the home — also known as the “housekeeper” — was a lot like another character with its own personality and depth, and at times “very strange.“ “It really was like another character in the show, arguably the main character in lots of ways,” Hardy told PopCulture. “And it did really inform — I think it helped all of us. I think it really helped being in that space, and it added a real energy.” Hardy’s co-star Plummer adds that the home was “freezing cold” and wasn’t a real house. In fact, it was a set made in a warehouse that had no heating, lights or any of the