To make the technical language feel natural, she and costars Michael Kelly and Morgan Freeman run lines together, parsing definitions and cadence until the dialogue flows. Kidman stressed the material is dense and demands constant attention.
Playing CIA supervisor Kaitlyn Meade, Kidman teased that season 3 is especially topical and tricky to follow. Sheridan, 55, also works as an on-set acting coach. Zoe Saldaña, 47, has said the wordy dialogue challenged her but that preparation helped with dyslexia and anxiety. Seasons 1 and 2 stream on Paramount+.