One-on-One with IN PLAIN SIGHT’S Mary McCormack and Exec Prod John McNamara

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Mary McCormack as Deputy US Marshal Mary Shannon

Even if audiences don’t immediately realize it, there are different elements at work behind the scenes of the latest season of USA’s hit crime drama In Plain Sight with a new showrunner (John McNamara) and new directions for Deputy U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon (played by Mary McCormack). While McNamara is sharpening the visual style of the show and settling into his new duties there are also big storyline changes underway with our lead character recently getting dumped by fiance Raph (Cristian de la Fuente) and possibly navigating the dating scene in episodes to come.

Our Jim Halterman chatted with both McNamara and McCormack last week about how they’ve both navigated the showrunner change, why McCormack loves her less-than-perfect alter ego and how the show works to seamlessly bring in familiar guest stars into the framework of the show without throwing it off the balance.

Jim Halterman: How was it initially having a new showrunner come in to steer the “In Plain Sight” ship?

Mary McCormack: I was very nervous because I think David Maples created such a beautiful show so I was really nervous but the thing about McNamara is that he was just a fan of the show, which I loved. When we sat down to talk he didn’t say, “This is wrong and this is wrong and this needs to shift and the show should be more over here.” He didn’t have anything like that to say, which was a big relief….CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE

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