As Travis Kelce makes the leap from the sphere to the display, he’s teasing his featured TV debut within the Ryan Murphy-verse.
The 3x Tremendous Bowl champion just lately mentioned his position in Ryan Murphy‘s newest FX sequence Grotesquerie, which premieres Wednesday at 10pm ET/PT, noting that Murphy “did an unbelievable job” on the horror drama present.
“I can not wait to see all people’s response of me being in a thriller thriller. Kinda scary. What the f— is happening? It’ll get you considering now,” Travis instructed his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast. “Buckle up, boys!”
Jason then requested if his character is “even alive,” questioning if there’s a Sixth Sense factor, to which Travis quipped, “Are any of us alive, Jason? No. … It is perhaps a little bit of that. I don’t — perhaps although.”
The ten-episode drama follows a sequence of crimes which have unsettled a small neighborhood. Detective Lois Tryon (Niecy Nash-Betts) feels these crimes are private as if somebody—or one thing—is taunting her. With no leads and uncertain of the place to show, she accepts the assistance of Sister Megan (Micaela Diamond), a nun and journalist with the Catholic Guardian. As Lois and Sister Megan string collectively clues, they discover themselves ensnared in a sinister internet that solely appears to lift extra questions than solutions.
Niecy Nash-Betts in FX’s Grotesquerie.
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Particulars of Travis’ character stay underneath wraps.
“I’m excited. I haven’t seen something but,” he stated earlier within the podcast. “I’ve sort of been simply centered on coaching camp and soccer as every thing’s been getting edited and completed. I’ve simply been locked in on the season.”
Travis added, “You learn the scripts and every thing, and I’m not gonna lie, I centered on my components greater than I understood your complete grand scheme of the present. So, there are components that I used to be watching the trailer, I used to be similar to, ‘Oh, that is actually fascinating.’ I’m positively gonna dive in and watch it for positive.”
Murphy beforehand stated throughout a press convention that he was prepared to “particularly write” and “tailor” a personality for Travis after the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish “stated he was keen on moving into appearing…it ended with me saying, ‘Okay, properly, I’ll maintain you in thoughts, and perhaps we’ll provide you with one thing.’ And he stated, ‘No, I need to do it now. I’ve three months now, and I actually would like to have something.’”
Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Raven Goodwin, Niecy Nash-Betts, Micaela Diamond and Courtney B. Vance attend FX’s Grotesquerie premiere at Spring Studios on Sept. 23, 2024 in New York Metropolis
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After deciding to jot down him an element within the sequence, Murphy stated he “immediately cherished” Travis, including: “He actually was wonderful. He labored with an appearing coach for a number of months. He confirmed up off e book. He knew all people’s strains. He was so skilled. He was so dedicated. He stored saying to me, ‘I’m actual coachable. Coach me, coach me.’ So I did, and he ended up being a delight, and I’d like to proceed working with him on this and different issues. I can not say sufficient about him as a pacesetter. He’s simply the kindest, sweetest…every thing you consider him is true.”
Nash-Betts echoed that her scene associate was “very skilled,” just lately telling Folks, “He was very open on if there was a notice given or a suggestion given. So amenable.”
Murphy and Travis’ co-stars celebrated the present’s premiere on Wednesday in New York Metropolis because the Chiefs star prepares to tackle the Chargers on Sunday in Los Angeles.
