'I really look for things that challenge me, as an actor, that don't take me away from my family too much, and that are different, especially from 'Bones. There isnt a single significant female character, and for a long novel, there isnt much plot. 'I've learned to really trust my gut with things,' she said. Two of them are gay, one straight and one bisexual. Nonetheless, the Netflix series marks just one in a series of steps for Deschanel as she continues to branch out as an actress. The motivations and the cult aspect was really fascinating to me.'Ĭonsidering that 'Devil in Ohio' was conceived as a limited series and its initial slate of episodes didn't do the best in terms of critical reception, it seems rather likely that the show won't be continuing in any form beyond its first season. The characters, especially, were fascinating. 'This genre is really interesting to me,' Deschanel said in an interview with Collider. Things go about as well as one might expect, with 'Devil in Ohio' sprinkling all sorts of disturbing moments throughout its eight-episode run. Suzanne Mathis, who tries to help cult escapee Mae (Madeleine Arthur) while simultaneously juggling her strained family life. (Mar.Deschanel portrays the show's lead, Dr. What's more, it's a genuinely entertaining (though occasionally stomach-turning) story of a young ghoul's coming of age. Maren's story also offers readers plenty to chew on: issues of feminism, family, and the very idea of flesh eating. This story of a young woman who actually consumes anyone attracted to her provides a strange glimpse into a truly profound depth of loneliness. Along the way she discovers%E2%80%94often under gruesome circumstances%E2%80%94that she is not the only one of her kind, but she is, in a very real way, destined to be alone. Hopeful that she might find acceptance and answers, Maren embarks on a cross-country journey in search of her dad.

The other thing Maren's mother left her is her birth certificate, which includes the name of the father she's never known. Maren's 16th birthday seems too good to be true%E2%80%94and sure enough, she awakens the morning after a near-perfect celebration with her mother to find an envelope of cash and a note from her mom: 'I love you but I can't do this anymore.' Ever since Maren literally devoured her babysitter when she was a little girl, her family has been on the run%E2%80%94Maren doesn't let people get too close to her, but when they do, they're liable to get eaten.

DeAngelis (Mary Modern), who coincidentally went vegan shortly before starting work on this novel, serves up a cannibal story that successfully blends metaphor with the macabre.

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