Sep 13, 2026 · 9 min · 7 segments
Host Lori Rosales interviews Gail Bean and Isaiah John, the lead stars of “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga.” They share insights into their characters, Wanda and Leon, and reflect on their journey from the…
Gail BeanGuest
Lori RosalesHost
Isaiah JohnGuest
So Gail, like the original Snowfall, the drop takes place in a different decade.
What was it like working in that kind of setting and on a set like that that takes place in the 90s?
I learn a lot from playing these characters in a different time that's not set in present day.
because there's only so much history that they'll teach in the actual schools, but getting that one-on-one experience where I sit down with people from the times, because I do my research by actually taking firsthand experiences from people who actually lived during that era and remember, and they show me pictures and all these things, and I hear firsthand stories or I watch documentaries or I look at news publications from that time period.
and for you too isaiah what was it like acting and performing and working and being immersed in this different time period
i mean you know so i booked snowfall when i was 20 years old so i had to experience the 80s during my 20s so now that i'm now that i'm 30 i'm like experiencing my 90s all over again so it was it was cool i mean like the best part for me i'm not gonna lie is like driving the old school cars like it's just so fun Like there's no technology in these cars whatsoever.
But I mean, just having everything, our prop department is so spot on with little intricate details of what was in the 90s.
You know, like you can go in a house and look on the shelf and just see little knickknacks that you would have seen in the 90s.
So Gail, like the original Snowfall, the drop takes place in a different decade.
What was it like working in that kind of setting and on a set like that that takes place in the 90s?
I learn a lot from playing these characters in a different time that's not set in present day.
because there's only so much history that they'll teach in the actual schools, but getting that one-on-one experience where I sit down with people from the times, because I do my research by actually taking firsthand experiences from people who actually lived during that era and remember, and they show me pictures and all these things, and I hear firsthand stories or I watch documentaries or I look at news publications from that time period.
and for you too isaiah what was it like acting and performing and working and being immersed in this different time period
i mean you know so i booked snowfall when i was 20 years old so i had to experience the 80s during my 20s so now that i'm now that i'm 30 i'm like experiencing my 90s all over again so it was it was cool i mean like the best part for me i'm not gonna lie is like driving the old school cars like it's just so fun Like there's no technology in these cars whatsoever.
But I mean, just having everything, our prop department is so spot on with little intricate details of what was in the 90s.
You know, like you can go in a house and look on the shelf and just see little knickknacks that you would have seen in the 90s.
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