Brit Marling on how “The OA” ends and her new show “A Murder at the End of the World” | Salon Talks

[@StormingViperX]

The OA was truly one of the best things to come out of Netflix, and I sorely hope Brit is able to revive the series at some point in time.

[@diositoquerido]

Couldn’t agree more

[@ndo533]

It was like witnessing an addictive fever dream that you couldn't look away from. Cozy with a side of intensity and mystery

[@Yogarpg]

The best show of all time

[@benstockton6084]

I had never been so entertained while being so confused in my life.

[@growingheart8039]

Yall ever see that video where they said she was leaking out clues that the show was coming back or still around? 😮

[@rossibrennan5754]

Loved Brit since The OA. Disgraceful decision by Netflix to cancel it while keeping and funding so much trash. Brit has this soft spoken tone that belies a razor sharp intellect. She speaks so eloquently about her work, the movie industry and life. Such a great writer, actor and person.

[@jackiehoracek]

I thought OA was brilliant, original, and outside the box. I wish there was MORE of it.

[@gAMAchunk]

For a similar mood see her haunting early film "Another Earth".

[@sajerituals]

i sense that is the exact reason why it ended. :/

[@drakenfist]

Watch all her movies. They have similar vibes. Especially "Another Earth" and "the sound of my voice".

[@gAMAchunk]

@@drakenfist Couldn't get into "Sound". She's still fascinated by the positive sides of cults.

[@mrsjenni1978]

The OA needs to come back and finish it's arc. Whether Netflix continues it or perhaps another platform provides the opportunity. There are so many of us that the show touched in a very real and fundamental way. Brit and Zal found a language that spans worlds within all of us. And we as fans scream into the void begging it's return. Hopefully someone out there with the power to make it happen will finally hear us. Thank you for this insightful interview. It was lovely.

[@SimplyRaecosmetics]

Still mourning the OA, what a amazingly beautiful show

[@CrushOnFire13]

How the 3rd season is like real life 🫣

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

I am still so freaking upset by the OA cancelation. I have watched season 1 and 2 over and over and over and over again. Brit please, I am begging you: at some point of your career, finish the story for us. Please. Even if its in writing.

[@xInfisphere]

Even if it’s in writing 🙌🙌🙌 I’d buy the book immediately

[@Kuato]

The scripts for parts 3, 4, and 5 have been leaked. I bought copies from an anonymous source, paypal’d them and received official PDF’s via email. I didn’t think I would get anything real as a return on my payment but figured hey what the hell it’s just $300 who cares. But they seem legit, the stories are wild, and the ending is beyond mind blowing. Just insane out of this world wow.

[@sygilrose9545]

@@Kuato ??Whaaa?? How did it compare to Deepcut’s video “how the OA would’ve ended” from 2 months ago?? (Rly amazing video regardless btw)

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

omg! I would buy those from you! that's insane! I hope they're real if that's true​@@Kuato

[@givemeahappyending]

@@Kuatoomg! I’m late to this party but for the LOVE OF GOD, I need to know how it finishes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jeffradiane]

In the OA, I learned what a tremendous brilliant actress Phyllis Smith is. She was phenomenal in the OA!

[@Nikaragua89]

Exactly! Would love to see her in a drama.

[@dontlookinyourcloset]

I just wish I get to see how the OA ends in my lifetime. If not produced, then to at least hear of how it would have ended from Brit and Zal. That show life-affirmed my existence in ways I've never felt before. Thank you for making such an important piece of media Brit and Zal! You're up there with the greats. Curently watching Murder and enjoying it, loooove Emma as Darby, and Brit as Lee of course!

[@MarikaMeos]

How did OA affect your life? Genuine question as it did effect mine as well :)

[@SandroDelNorte]

@@MarikaMeosSpeaking for myself: The OA affected me in different ways. After ending season 1 and 2 I was confused, curious, angry (on Netflix: still am); I went many times searching online all kinds of info on the O.A., Angels, parallel universes, the multiverse, etc. In general: it got me thinking on subjects I didn’t spent time on before.

[@cherryboppp]

The OA is one of the most beautiful and interesting series I’ve ever seen. Was really sad when I heard it was ending after second series.

[@29subhra]

Same with Sense8 OA and Sense8 are in my top 10 ever

[@Addyaddyaddy93]

I am hoping OA season 3 will come to fruition at some point in my lifetime

[@psiloletses_real]

The way she always looks at the interviewers, paying so much attention and showing genuine interest in what they are asking is so unique.. Like she is ❤ incredibly kind, sweet, ethereal 💫

[@Yogarpg]

She is the Original Angel

[@ashleyj7996]

Right. Would if she’s telling a real story. Her story.

[@sgrhwl2706]

​@@Yogarpglol

[@chloerobison175]

when i first finished the oa, i was heart broken that it got cancelled. this show is so special. i’ve never seen anything like it. it has romance, comedie, character development, mystery, sci-fi, just basically out of the box thinking. it was truly an incredible show and i am begging for her to finish it. it is the best show i’ve ever watched. i don’t care if it’s just the script or in a show. i’m just very much hoping this show can be brought back and finished, do you think she could try to get it on somewhere different then netflix so it won’t be cancelled? because i truly believe if it was finished and put up, it would become as popular as stranger things. please bring The OA back!!! 😓🙏

[@ArianaLang.]

The way she communicates is so poetic and articulate. Like just her word choice and analogies makes me really understand what she’s trying to say and the emotion it carries.

[@maetaylor5677]

Brit and Zals work is so artistic I can find myself rewatching what theyve made because they leave such intentional clues and nods to the whole of whatever they create. FANFOR LIFE

[@cdxx6770]

She's very eloquent and seems like a humble person. I have so much respect to Brit.

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

I will never stop hating Netflix for stealing The OA from us. Brit Marling is brilliant!! I can't wait to see more of work especially now that she's really producing and directing. I'm loving AMATEOTW!!!!

[@rakhikar8416]

Please bring it back. We need season 3

[@Daniel-iq7cj]

She’s so unbelievably talented

[@bella_ciao_8]

The part where she said, "I've always been interested in how the mundane meets up with the metaphysical." I've always felt that, and felt that in her too! The OA was amazing and I'm excited to check out this new project!

[@missmarsmom]

The OA was an absolute masterpiece.

[@ndowroccus4168]

The O A. Was such a fresh show…she really made that super strange suspenseful show, into a legendary series….taken from us too soon… Thanks Brit

[@xInfisphere]

Her mind and heart are utter starlight. I do not tire of listening to her. Her processes of evaluations and way of expressions are somehow a combination of warm, expansive, profound, gentle, powerful, soft, and inspiring.

[@kyleannen731]

Hearing Brit talking about the mere possibility of The OA returning truly makes my heart sing!! I really hope it can happen one day. It certainly feels like a show that absolutely could come back and make quite the splash doing so.

[@jordangauthier2584]

Honestly The OA is one of the reasons why I didn't give up working in the film industry. I've worked on 19 movies and shows and the reason, aside from me loving working on projects, that I keep going is because of shows like The OA. Its such a special show. It confused me greatly but because of that I was more interested. The writing, acting, cinematography, everything. Only once in a while a show like that comes out it keeps me going that maybe I can work on a show like that.

[@AshleyLebedev]

Isn’t that so true. Similar story here. I’m in film making and work in photography. The OA is SUCH a special amazing beautiful near perfect show, at least season 1

[@jordangauthier2584]

@@AshleyLebedev I'm glad others feel the same way I do. It really shows how much of an impact a show can have on the masses.

[@okmega22]

@20:53 I'm so glad they're talking about the importance of weekly episode drops so people have time to debate and talk between episodes. That's EXACTLY what The OA needed. It was such as binge-able show, but if people were forced to wait a week between each episode the word of mouth would have driven an audience that rivaled Game of Thrones - seriously.

[@helenwiels3367]

The OA was a fantastic, unique, beautiful show. While I was watching it I couldn't believe I was watching such a well written show, with wonderful actors who brought the story to life. I was totally hooked. I was so sad then angry when I found out Netflix cancelled this series. I think the overall feeling of the plot was that pain and suffering happen so we can tap into something else more wonderful deep inside of us. The OA gave us a glimpse of something we all have thought about and felt ourselves and just put it in a way people could experience and understand it in a show. I mean science has even said alternate realities could very well be a reality with string theory and alternate "universes". It is a very great subject and really never described in the way Britt and Zal did it. Hopefully we will get our wish and see the continuation of the OA.

[@glassniknak]

The OA was profoundly beautiful I could watch it over and over please finish the story

[@heronsoul9089]

Brit & Zal are a true gift in the realm of storytelling. I love Everything they do. Thought provoking and startling. Their mastery in allowing the watcher to fall into the unknown and be apart of its awakening is magical. and The OA is a revelation of beauty, I rewatch it yearly.

[@prdal]

i love how smart Brit Marling is!!! one of my favorites artists out there these days. pointing things in such a curious and incredible ways. love her. love her mind.

[@calkelpdiver]

One word to me describes Brit Marling, ethereal. She just has a way about her. The work she has done with SciFi like "The OA" and "Another Earth" along with "The East" and "Sound of my voice" all make you ask for more from her and her partner Zal. They tend to have very original story ideas and the plot/dialog is complex. Sometimes their work can kinda "drag along", but you need to get through it to really get the whole picture of the story. It's like reading a good book that has some sections you need to work through in order to get the end and be satisfied with the overall story. I recommend "The OA" and watch it a couple of episodes at a time. Doing a full-on binge would cook your brain a bit.

[@stevechance150]

The fact that they were 45 minutes into Episode 1 of The OA before the Opening Title ran!!! Who does that? What show does that?!

[@psiloletses_real]

Just yesterday I reacted on a story of hers with that word ''ethereal'', so interesting you say that too!

[@M.G-K]

@@stevechance150I remember thinking that exact thought when I first watched the show on a whim right when it premiered. I think about OA a lot a lot.

[@diositoquerido]

This was East of Eden for me… drags for about 200 pages but the last word of the work is worth it

[@sadiemakesmesmile]

I didnt think I could love you ANY MORE, so happy you are keeping on, you inspire me so much Brit Marling! Great themes coming up in your work!!

[@AdamPeacelock]

PLEASE BRING BACK THE OA! It's the most unique show I have ever seen!!!

[@dizzyki]

The OA changed my life genuinely, i think about it so often, it lives in my heart

[@basiaszendrei1603]

What OA and Twin Peaks have in common is us being on the investigation of the mystery. Both OA and Twin Peaks were created with healing in mind at the point in time where stories are reduced to costs, predictability and lack of imagination. Another commonality they share is the decisions of the upper echelons that put the show into a halt. But at least Lynch got to tell the end of his story in season 2.

[@BereniceQuinones]

I just finished the oa and I want more, i can’t believe it was cancelled.

[@frida3019]

Welcome back angel ❤

[@julieastor]

Miss THE OA so badly!!!

[@stevechance150]

If you don't want spoilers for Brit's new series and you only want to hear about The OA, skip to 18:07 in the video.

[@cr_96512]

Thank you 🙏

[@doctorfart28]

❤

[@Momofukudoodoowindu]

God bless you, Steve, thank you!

[@akosibail]

THANK YOU

[@kidibojaxhi]

she's and icon, she's a legend, and she IS the moment.. love her sm omg

[@NastyKnox]

The OA is one of the most brilliant shows ever created. Im about to watch this new show on HULU right now. I didn't know it even existed.

[@nathan_martin]

My god I love this woman. When the mundane meets the metaphysical resonates with me..

[@ZipSbx]

Please bring the OA back, it is for sure an masterpiece! I couldn't stop watching it over and over again, it's so profound and enchanting.

[@MarikaMeos]

Also what a great interview, good questions and I love Brit's thorough answeres!

[@marlasingerr1996]

I love Brit's voice. Could listen forever

[@SeattleRKL]

Brit is a great interviewee every time - shes so personal

[@tdog790]

have loved everything she has done in front and behind the camera in her career so i cant wait for this

[@bethakabetty]

The OA is one of my favorite shows ever & It's nice to see all the comments from people who agree.

[@Chaka2nd1]

What an excellent interview. Well done.

[@dominickray5103]

Been a fan since it came out. Just watched both parts after years and the longing for part 3 is painful.

[@youuse234]

I absolutely adore her and her work, this was a lovely interview!

[@jaekastpropertiesllc4886]

The OA gets canceled while we have over a decade of Real Housewives. Humanity has failed.

[@kirak1561]

What I loved about the OA, that it took such a unique take on trauma. Sad to see it cancelled. The OA & Hannibal both deserved more seasons

[@Mauriciovavel]

Ohh can't wait to watch this new show.. but also can't wait for a new season of The OA, such beautiful and unique story, that we are all waiting for the next chapter, the next experience...

[@beehivebeliever]

Brit inspires me so much to create

[@ponypower8]

One more season of "The OA" please. For closure.

[@CrushOnFire13]

The OA is one of the best shows everrr!!!! 🤯 Edit: Ive seen both seasons at least 3 times. It found me during my spiritual awakening and changed my liiife!

[@brunauller5889]

The interviewer was brilliant here. Great questions!

[@WarriorSpiritChristBook]

This woman is my hero.

[@MarkPowerPhoto]

"How do we make these 'Stories as Widgets' as fast as possible?," is the sharpest take on the whole tech-art-commerce situation that I've heard in a long time (I've worked in online education for 20 years -- the same patterns are there too). No surprise it comes from Brit. She, and Zal, have consistently created intelligent and interesting and thoughtful stories. They're a partnership that, for me -- I immediately get excited about and will watch whatever they create from the soonest possible moment.

[@petersaysthings]

Same here. Everything they create is a fresh experience to be savored and a beautiful "retreat" from the constant deluge of manufactured stories.

[@craigfrancisjohnson]

Ah what a lovely interview, I'm watching it weekly and really enjoying it, such a great show and can't wait for the next episode!

[@sarahm9103]

What a beautiful soul Brit is 🤍 I agree so ethereal. I’m loving this new series and anticipate each episode 🤍

[@mikeymusic1]

I’m am so glad their creativity and style is still on the world stage, it unique, thought provoking, soul stirring EPIC storytelling the OA had an absolutely amazing and transformative effect on me still to this day……..whatever Brit and Zak do I wish them continued success and I hope in time…….we get part 3 of the OA ( if not more ) 🌅🕊️💕

[@colinbreslin3946]

That was a beautiful way of her saying it might come back one day

[@iotaOrionis11]

The O.A was so amazing. And also helped me process out of body experiences I had. I felt at home in the show. It also gave me somewhere to consider some of the existential thoughts that run through my mind on a regular basis. I was truly gripped throughout. Love Brit, she comes across as such a interesting and gentle person. ❤

[@KomedySinTrollz]

We should sign a petition to bring back the OA.

[@AshleyLebedev]

As far as Netflix goes, I think the OA is one of the best series I’ve ever seen in my adult life & especially one of the best things to ever come from Netflix. It’s ironic because I felt Lady Chatterlys Lover with Emma Corrin in it. I’m glad they hooked up and worked together in this show of Brit’s. I LOVED Murder @ the end of the World but I loved the OA more. Both amazing though. The OA was truly touching on a soul level.

[@uchi3v]

I loved this interview, the host was incredible and of course, brit as well, this was just a pleasure to listen to :D

[@SandroDelNorte]

I'm still furious at Netflix for cancelling the remaining seasons of the OA.

[@Mossy179]

For the record... Between Darby and Prarie from the OA, I feel they are two of the strongest female leads I have ever encountered in writing. Like Brit, I have been disgusted by Hollywood's perversion and destruction of what it means to be a strong female. Qualities that are sensitive, intuitive, and spiritual are commonly tossed out the window as "weak". As a society, we have it completely backwards concerning what female strength really is. One form sells it's soul for some illusory form of strength, the other most people have been brainwashed by modern society to hate and judge.

[@gAMAchunk]

A friendly interview with a fascinating creator dedicated to moving storytelling in a more enlightened direction.

[@helloitsdaniel]

really love brit. she's a gem. the OA will always have a very special place in my heart . i feel like someday brit and zal and me will cross path and they will smile at me and i will be delighted with their presence. i might sound delulu but it will happen. the angels will conspire. all the dimensions will agree

[@savathunjf18]

I believe it ❤

[@TheNicoliyah]

Manifest!🙌😆🙌😆

[@GKViddingHD]

God, I loved her in Another Earth. Did not know she is basically also a producer/creator; I am going to check out OA right away.

[@sonja7halcyon]

That was 3 months ago... did you check out The OA? :D

[@GKViddingHD]

I got stuck after ep1... 🙄Not OA's fault entirely, I am just very picky with my 'spare' spare time @@sonja7halcyon

[@CrushOnFire13]

19:12 The OA season 3 would make me cry happy tears!! Metaphysical is IT and the world must be reminded! 🤩🤩🤩🤩 Edit: 21:31 omfg 😍😍😍😍 The OA was really sooo ahead of its time!! Maybe the time to pick it back up is now? 😊

[@chrislive1586]

I really liked The O.A. It felt like we were learning something about the Universe; that we were a part-of something, but sadly without an ending it felt pointless, just like the universe...

[@mikeealig]

We love you so much and can’t wait for the Oa to continue

[@JessHeart-p6n]

Everyone should go on Netflix post and beg them to bring back OA bring so much attention they have to xx

[@theretiringbarber]

Bring back the OA AND THE NEW SEASONS LOVED IT !

[@bobbethhowell1963]

Love her movies omg she is so amazing!!!

[@thebrightqueen]

As far as I’m concerned this woman is a LEGEND

[@HuplesCat]

OA, 1899, Sense8. All great shows. All killed by Netflik. None of them would have been made by anyone other than Netflik. Paradox. Netflik revive all three please oh and how about a Firefly reboot?

[@mz_eagle6]

I love her, and her works. 😍

[@bdog7723]

There’s a book about what she mentions with regards to the female protagonist always either being the victim or becoming an assassin or what not. The book is called “Tough Gynes” by Stan Goff, and it’s a critique on strong women in cinema as honorary men.

[@bikebudha01]

Are they going to finish the OA? It was a crime they cancelled it...

[@stevechance150]

Netflix is looking for one thing and one thing only, the next Stranger Things or Squid Games. Netflix has to pay the actors more for a third season, so many shows are cancelled after two seasons.

[@Ico_]

She did an interview with Variety, and she explained that.. althought the OA had more than 24 millions people watching the first season, Netflix didn't carred enough. So from the get go.. and when they started season 2 they did knew that somehow, it will come to an end. The new show does have story elements linked to the OA (saying otherwise would be denial.. the connections are so strong). Since netflix isn't going to let go the IP, the best bet would be.. the story being told from another perspective, and theirs new show is the clue.

[@pampampam88899]

Please bring back the OA, I've been begging for years! I've made everyone i know watch it 😩

[@tizyala.6637]

Voglio un libro della storia e il continuo. Grazie😊

[@block-cp5mz]

Please bring it back! Its time!

[@MattyShreds]

I want the real life Hap to find Brit & Zal, forcing them to give us an ending of The OA. hahaha jk, but in reality, what a cruel thing for a company to do to people who invest their time into a show, just to be left on a cliffhanger. They fund absolute garbage, consistently, yet cancel one of their most clever TV shows. Such a disappointing world.

[@TheWisestWizards]

A crime that The OA was cancelled, Netflix blew it.

[@rosediamond39]

She planted a seed and i have no doubt that one day very soon it will be a beautiful tree we can all fully appreciate in its entirety. For me, the show ended where God intended, in the here and now, with Brit. In many ways we are witnessing the rest of the story... Some of us are still too blind to see and wishing for more on Netflix... The real show has only just begun

[@christinegreen7394]

I wish the KZbin algorithm would mate with the Hulu algorithm and the Netflix algorithm and put all the videos and comments about the OA on the FYP of the CEO of Netflix so that they could finish the OA. I know it would make money. I would pay to watch it.

[@stephenholmgren405]

I think A Murder is actually season 3 of The OA and Prairie jumped to Nina, then to Brit (herself irl), and then to Lee Anderson. I tell myself this because I never wanted The OA universe to end

[@kierannichol1990]

It's crazy but there is no part and never has been a part of me that believes The OA isn't coming back some day.

[@BlackDeskTattoo]

The OA spoke to me at a new depth. I wish the rest of it came out as a book at least. While watching I felt like something that has been asleep inside my psyche was at the same time hearing very loudly something in that show that my conscious self didn’t quite get. I feel like I need to end that journey, eager to reach that which is still dormant within

[@andreaimberciadori3201]

GREAT interview

[@petersaysthings]

Everyone wants The OA to come back. I do too, but please don't take the focus away from 'A Murder', which is equally as brilliant. I feel like in focusing specifically on The OA, some people aren't seeing the full Garden of Forking Paths that Brit, Zal, and the creative company they keep are tending to and creating. We're not seeing 'the forest for the trees', so to speak. Watch Sound Of My Voice, Another Earth, I Origins, The East, and the short film The Recordist. All of them are spiritual cousins, and there's a bit of truth in The OA scattered across all of them.

[@bondbrookebond]

Brit is a genius writer, would be great if FX could maybe pick up where The OA left off?

[@אלעדר]

Wow what a gem

[@alvadagansta]

Brit has been consistently dropping hints that the OA can come back. I don't think she's the delusional kind. There is definitely some plan under the hood and this "cancellation" might be some form of performance art.

[@HumbleRobot]

Had that same AI discussion with several people, it was honestly kind of heartbreaking that the response that I got about AI generated and increasingly "seen as a commodity" content is what does it matter if you can't tell the difference or at best a resigned "Well it's going to happen so why talk about it." Not saying I have a solution or anything resembling one, but art is an expression of the human experience and the more it is generated without our direct input the less I feel like it matters. AI tools can be useful equalizers for small businesses or creators of interactive media but like any tool I feel like it is being severely misused at present and I see it getting worse as it gets better.

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

thank you 👏👏👏

[@mash12372]

Bring back the OA!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺