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Obsessed: The Podcast

Why This Oscar Winner Returned to His Darkest Character

Obsessed: The Podcast

The Daily Beast

Tv & Film

4.5 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

They shared everything, but the truth. Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara star in Imperfect Women, now streaming on Apple TV. In this episode of Obsessed: The Podcast, host Matt Wilstein is joined by Nick Schager, chief critic at The Daily Beast, to unpack why crime stories continue to dominate streaming television—from buzzy new series to classic genre influences. The conversation covers recent shows like Scarpetta and Imperfect Women before diving into a wide-ranging discussion of the storytelling formulas that keep audiences hooked. Later, Schager sits down with Cillian Murphy and Rebecca Ferguson to talk about bringing the world of Peaky Blinders to the big screen in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man and what it means to close the chapter on Tommy Shelby’s story. Follow Kevin Fallon on Instagram @kpfallon Follow Matt Wilstein on Instagram @mattjwilstein New episodes every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday; early drops on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now streaming on Apple TV,

0:02.0

Imperfect Women is a sexy murder mystery told from the perspectives of three women,

0:08.0

Nancy, Eleanor, and Mary, who have built a friendship over 25 years that has made them like family.

0:14.0

The three women thought they shared everything with each other, their fears, their hopes, their dreams, and their secrets. But when Nancy is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect.

0:24.6

Eleanor and Mary are left to uncover the secrets their friend kept hidden behind her seemingly perfect life.

0:30.6

As the investigation unravels, the two women will stop at nothing to find out who was responsible for their friend's death.

0:38.7

Lines are crossed, boundaries are broken, and friendships are tested.

0:43.3

This sultry thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat, starring Elizabeth Moss,

0:48.5

Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara.

0:51.1

Imperfect Women, now streaming only on Apple TV.

0:57.0

Now that you're sort of looking back a little bit here, what do you think people have most connected with when it comes to Tommy?

1:03.4

If you get to play a character for that long or the audiences get to sit with a character that long, I think you do begin to reveal their humanity, despite all the values that may be

1:12.6

questionable or the morals that may be questionable, ultimately, or all human beings are all

1:16.5

trying to get through it. But it's long form telly allows you to do that. I'm in love

1:20.1

movies. I'm a movie person, but they don't give you that space and time to do that.

1:27.4

Hello and welcome to Obsess the podcast.

1:30.8

I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and today's episode of the show is all about how

1:35.6

our collective obsession with true crime has come to dominate the most popular TV shows and

1:40.9

movies on streaming right now.

1:43.2

In just a little bit, we're going to have an interview

1:45.7

with the two huge stars of Netflix's new film, Peaky Blinders, The Immortal Man, Oscar-winning

1:52.0

actor, Killian Murphy, and the always fantastic Rebecca Ferguson. But first, I am joined by the Daily Beast

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