Extrapolations: Diane Lane & Michael Gandolfini on Making a Series About Climate Change

In creator Scott Z. Burns’ (Contagion) new Apple TV series, Extrapolations, the consequences of climate change are beginning to affect society in ways humans can no longer ignore. Broken down into eight episodes, the material is presented with an ensemble cast in independent, interconnected stories that deal with climate change repercussions in the near future. Ahead of its release, Collider’s Steve Weintraub spoke with two of the stars, Diane Lane (Under the Tuscan Sun) and Michael Gandolfini (The Many Saints of Newark), about their involvement with the show and what it was like working with Burns. Beginning in the year 2037, Extrapolations imagines the effects of global warming with what Gandolfini says blends “an incredibly delicate balance” between science and “a sensibility for human beings,” that still manages to incorporate humor. Starring Academy Award-winners Meryl Streep, Forest Whitaker, and Marion Cotillard, as well as Tobey Maguire, Edward Norton, Gemma Chan, and many others, we get a ver