Oct 12, 2026 · 52 min · 10 segments
Why did Maddy Tyers always know Margot Robbie was destined to be a star? And what made her turn down a major acting opportunity? I'm joined by the incredibly talented Maddy Tyers for an honest…
Maddy TyersGuest
Carly PortchHost
One thing that I guess people can draw from your experience and your career at the moment is that anything can change in an instant, and that's what I love about-
... that really believed in this project, and that belief obviously has turned into something pretty massive because Stan then decided to step in and back the project.
What was that like kind of going from this passion project to, wow, this could be a game changer, and now there is an entity as big as Stan backing you all in? Like, I imagine that was a pretty exciting day at the office.
Even hearing you say it, and I've been living this, like it's, it still blows my mind and I have to pinch myself 'cause, like, being on set initially when we made the pilot over 18 months ago with, with Simon and Josh and a couple of my, you know, big collection of my really wonderful friends, we were just there to have fun, you know? Like, s- Josh and Simon had written this pilot, um, utilizing a, a space that they had access to for a week because of some very precarious, interesting circumstances.
And then for what, six, eight months later when Simon sort of tells us that they started pitching this around and that there's an opportunity to make a full season, we were just like, "What? That's crazy, but absolutely we are on board." So it does feel like a bit of a dream in a weird, weird, weird way.
Um, and to be on the, the back end of it now, and we had a little cast screening on the weekend, and to see- You know, and we watched three episodes, and to see it all kind of the whole thing come together, it's just been the most amazing experience.
And like, again, not the most, um, uh, traditional way of going about making a TV show.
I mean, Simon and Josh have hustled like I've never seen anyone hustle before, and they, they got this show up and made, and they've got a, a streamer attached to it.
It's just the whole story is pretty, um, pretty unbelievable, but we're just, we're so proud of it and it feels...
Well, speaking of that hustle, you've obviously got it in yourself as well, Maddie, because, you know, you've recently got a film off the ground and in trop fests and things like that.
So how much do you think being a creative is doing the work versus hustling? 'Cause that is something that I've actually now had to learn being an independent creative.
I was shocked at how much you actually almost have to be strategic, and it almost goes against a creative, right? Because you just wanna create something, put it out in the world.
One thing that I guess people can draw from your experience and your career at the moment is that anything can change in an instant, and that's what I love about-
... that really believed in this project, and that belief obviously has turned into something pretty massive because Stan then decided to step in and back the project.
What was that like kind of going from this passion project to, wow, this could be a game changer, and now there is an entity as big as Stan backing you all in? Like, I imagine that was a pretty exciting day at the office.
Even hearing you say it, and I've been living this, like it's, it still blows my mind and I have to pinch myself 'cause, like, being on set initially when we made the pilot over 18 months ago with, with Simon and Josh and a couple of my, you know, big collection of my really wonderful friends, we were just there to have fun, you know? Like, s- Josh and Simon had written this pilot, um, utilizing a, a space that they had access to for a week because of some very precarious, interesting circumstances.
And then for what, six, eight months later when Simon sort of tells us that they started pitching this around and that there's an opportunity to make a full season, we were just like, "What? That's crazy, but absolutely we are on board." So it does feel like a bit of a dream in a weird, weird, weird way.
Um, and to be on the, the back end of it now, and we had a little cast screening on the weekend, and to see- You know, and we watched three episodes, and to see it all kind of the whole thing come together, it's just been the most amazing experience.
And like, again, not the most, um, uh, traditional way of going about making a TV show.
I mean, Simon and Josh have hustled like I've never seen anyone hustle before, and they, they got this show up and made, and they've got a, a streamer attached to it.
It's just the whole story is pretty, um, pretty unbelievable, but we're just, we're so proud of it and it feels...
Well, speaking of that hustle, you've obviously got it in yourself as well, Maddie, because, you know, you've recently got a film off the ground and in trop fests and things like that.
So how much do you think being a creative is doing the work versus hustling? 'Cause that is something that I've actually now had to learn being an independent creative.
I was shocked at how much you actually almost have to be strategic, and it almost goes against a creative, right? Because you just wanna create something, put it out in the world.
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