Most of the time people reach out for entertainment as a momentary escape to some of the real-world issues that affect our world. So when an Amazon Original like Carnival Row comes around that touches on a lot of current social issues like immigration, sexism, and racism would that turn off viewers?

As I had covered before in our Carnival Row review, I had talked about how the series covers these issues and does a great job at not giving us a clear “good guy and bad guy”. It depicts a grey area that gives both sides a decent argument. LRMOnline had the opportunity to briefly talk with showrunner Marc Guggenheim about his thoughts on the series taking on these controversial issues.

“What surprised me is that critics and journalist have embraces that part. We thought that people would be turned off by that. But actually that has been the thing that people seem to be more intrigued by, which is great. Travis wrote the movie that this is based off 17 years ago and that was before all these things were part of the conversation. I think it’s wonderful that people want to have those conversations.”

I find it interesting how this story was written so long ago yet be so relevant today. It’s not to say that these issues weren’t around then but they weren’t front and center as much as they are today. Maybe seeing them in a series like Carnival Row can start some healthy conversations about these sensitive topics.

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Does it bother you to see these topics on television? Let us know in the comment section below!

Carnival Row is from Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, with executive producers Marc Guggenheim (Arrow, Eli Stone), René Echevarria (Star Trek, Teen Wolf, Castle, Medium), Jon Amiel(Outsiders), Bloom, and Travis Beacham (Pacific Rim, Clash of the Titans). Beacham’s A Killing on Carnival Row, on which the project is based, appeared on the very first installment of the Hollywood Blacklist in 2005.

Amazon Prime Video’s Original Series’ Carnival Row will premiere exclusively on their streaming service on August 30th.

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