Jennifer Morrison reveals the Netflix drama she's dying to join: ‘I'll do whatever they want'

New York Post

13-06-2025

Once upon a time, Jennifer Morrison starred in a movie with Allison Janney.
The pair appeared in the 2017 crime/drama 'Sun Dogs,' and now, the director, 46, would love to work with the 'Mom' alum, 65, once again.
This time around, Morrison is interested in joining Janney's hit Netflix thriller 'The Diplomat.' The series' third season is set to air this fall and follows Keri Russell as a diplomat that becomes the ambassador to the United Kingdom. Janney plays Vice President Grace Penn.
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9 Jennifer Morrison attends Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Will Rogers State Historic Park on October 05, 2024.
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9 Allison Janney in 'The Diplomat.'
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'I just love her so much,' Morrison exclusively told The Post about Janney at the 2025 Astra Awards on Tuesday.
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'I mean, the truth is I just want to be on 'The Diplomat' with her. I would do anything to be on 'The Diplomat.''
'I don't care how. I'll direct. I'll act. I'll do both. I'll do whatever they want me to do,' she added. 'I love that show. It's so good.'
Along with being a pro in front of the camera, Morrison has been behind the lens these days. She recently directed the fourth episode of 'Yellowjackets' Season 3, titled '12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis,' and episode seven, titled 'Croak.'
9 'The Diplomat' director Tucker Gates and Keri Russell on set.
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9 Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell in 'The Diplomat.'
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The Showtime Season 3 project stars Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, Sophie Thatcher, Samantha Hanratty, Hilary Swank, and more. The entire experience was nothing short of magical for Morrison.
'It was incredible. I loved the show from the start,' the 'Big Stan' star gushed. 'I've been a fan. The fact I even had a shot at meeting with them and working on the show was a dream come true. That cast is incredible. The showrunners are incredible. Every episode kind of feels like its own film.'
'There's something different and loaded going on in every single episode, so as a filmmaker, it's also very exciting,' she continued. 'You're going to get to stretch and spread your wings a little bit. It was just incredible.'
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9 Jennifer Morrison attends the 2025 Astra TV Awards.
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Morrison also would love to direct 'Barbie' star Margot Robbie one day.
In February, Morrison spoke to The Post about how directing 'Yellowjackets' came about.
'As they were going into Season 3, they had some slots open up and were willing to meet with some new directors,' she explained. 'I had a meeting with [producer] Drew [Comins] and his company, and he saw my passion for the show and saw that I was no joke into it. After all of that, I think we all felt aligned and on the same page.'
That's when Morrison began talking about working on her first episode.
9 'Yellowjackets' Season 3 red carpet in Los Angeles.
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'At that point, they had asked me to come and do Episode 4, and then sort of in the midst of four, they hadn't quite settled the rest of their season yet. So, as I finished four, they asked if I would also do seven. So then I kind of turned right back around and came and did seven.'
Episode four followed the plane crash survivors putting Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) on trial for kidnapping Mari (Alexa Barajas) and burning down their cabin.
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Simultaneously, in the present day, Lottie (Simone Kessell) is then murdered.
9 Hilary Swank as Melissa in 'Yellowjackets.'
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During episode seven, 'the Yellowjackets face the consequences of their actions. Misty pursues a new suspect and encounters an unexpected turn. Taissa's growing desperation reveals hidden aspects of herself,' per the IMDb synopsis.
Directing two different timelines at once was a thrill for Morrison.
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'The two worlds are so aesthetically different. And it's very different dealing with veteran adult actors who've been in this industry for 30 years for some of them. And then these younger kids, who now feel like veterans after three years of doing this show but are definitely newer to the scene. But I guess aesthetically, it did feel like two different shows,' she recalled. 'But because the writing is just so rich in terms of the character study of it all, you feel like it all arcs together in such a beautiful way.'
9 Steven Krueger as Ben Scott in 'Yellowjackets.'
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'So, even though you might feel that tug of the two different visuals, there's just such an emotional throughline that made it feel much more continuous to me.'
For Morrison, she was able to bring her vision to life with both the young stars and adult actors.
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'I think the bottom line in this show comes down to the richness of the writing and all the character development that's there and the nuance of that. But also their incredible ability with casting,' she mused. 'They have picked such specific and interesting people, and they bring things to these characters that no one else could bring. So [working] with that group of women was just intoxicating.'
9 Jennifer Morrison directing Justin Hartley in 'Tracker.'
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Each time the actors stepped in front of the camera, it added a whole new layer to the scene.
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'It was so exciting,' Morrison noted to the Post. 'Every take has so much life to it. And they bring something new to every single moment. You can look at something on the page and imagine how it's going to come to life. And then they do it.'
'It's even better than I imagined. So I think the biggest thing in the adult storyline was really just the excitement of watching these incredible veterans just breathe life into these characters in such a specific way.'