Why Sharon Horgan Thinks Bad Sisters Came at the Right Time

“The industry needed to see that those stories can be just as riveting,” the Catastrophe co-creator said. “Women watch male stories and have since film and TV began. It’s never been an issue. It was just a bit of a learning curve that’s still being learned. But we’re in an okay place.”

Horgan is joined by Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Birthistle, Sarah Greene and Eve Hewson on the series. Together, they form the titular Bad Sisters.

Of course, there is a man at the center of the story—the dastardly John Paul, played by Claes Bang—but Horgan knew the inherent premise of the show wouldn’t quite work if there weren’t shreds of humanity present in his character, as well.

“He’s a monster, but he needed to feel real,” she said. “If he didn’t feel real, you wouldn’t have hated him so much. You wouldn’t have feared him so much or worried about Grace (Duff) or felt as on board with what the sisters are trying to do.”