Toni Collette dishes on new sci-fi show

Toni Collette stars in the new Amazon Prime sci-fi series "The Power," which premieres Friday.
3:15 | 03/28/23

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>> ITS SO GOOD. >> READY OR WHAT? WELCOME BACK. SO THAT WE WERE JUST WATCHING IS A CLIP FROM NEW PRIME VIDEO SERIES "THE POWER." IT'S A SUPER NATURAL THRILLER BASED ON A FICTIONAL NOVEL BY THE SAME NAME. >> OUR NEXT GUEST IS A POLITICIAN FIGHTING FOR CHANGE. SHE WAS ON THE BIG AND SMALL SCREENS, PLEASE WELCOME TONI COLETTE. >> THANKS FOR BEING HERE. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, I WATCHED EPISODE 1 YET. THIS WILL BE A MASSIVE HIT. NO SMALL PART BECAUSE OF YOUR ENERGY. LOOK AT -- THE FACES YOU GIVE. >> I GOT THE POWER! >> I LOVE IT. >> THIS IS ABOUT TEENAGE GIRLS. THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT BACKGROUND BUT WAKE UP WITH THIS POWER, THIS SPECIAL POWER. WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT FROM THIS SHOW? >> IT'S REALLY EXCITING SHOW. IT'S A GROUNDED SCI FI SHOW WHERE TEENAGE GIRLS THREW UNNECESSARY EVOLUTION ACT DEVELOP A NEW ORGAN, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO CONDUCT ELECTRICITY THROUGH THEIR BODIES. IT'S LIKE A TOTAL DISRESPECTER. THEY THREATEN THE EXISTING POWER STRUCTURES THAT EXISTED THROUGH THE PATRIARCHY AND ULTIMATELY IT'S AND INCLUSIVITY. I WISH I HAD A SHOW TO WATCH LIKE THIS WHEN OFFICE TEEN. >> SO YOU TALK ABOUT THEIR SUPER POWER, WHICH BEGS THE COCKTAIL PARTY QUESTION. IF YOU HAD TO HAVE ONE IN REAL LIFE -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO PICK JUST ONE. WHAT WOULD IT BE? >> I ALWAYS COME BACK TO FLYING. WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO FLY? IT'S THE MOST INCREDIBLE THING. I THINK READING MINDS MIGHT BE A GOOD ONE. >> THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS. >> MAYBE NOT THE SEXUAL STUFF. JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE -- >> I WASN'T GOING THERE. >> I WAS. >> THAT'S TRUE. >> I LIKE IT. IT'S INTERESTING TO ME TO CHOOSE TEENAGE GIRLS AS THE VESSEL FOR THIS DISRUPTION OF POWER. I LIKE THAT. BUT THIS IS A SHOW THAT'S WRITTEN BY WOMEN. >> IT IS. YES. WRITTEN BY WOMEN, PRO DOMINANTLY PRODUCED BY WOMEN AND ALL THE LEAD CHARACTERS WERE FEMALE. I CAME TO IT LATE. DURING THE FIVE WEEKS THAT I HAD TO SHOOT MY ENTIRE ARC WAS CONDENSED AND A LOT OF PRESSURE BUT FUN. IT WAS INCREDIBLE TO SEE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT GIRLS, DIFFERENT BACKGROUND, DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES COMING TO A SENSE OF SELF. >> FANTASTIC SHOW WITH AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE. >> IT IS. >> THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >> GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY, TONI. YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE FIRST THREE EPISODES OF THE POWER ON PRIME VIDEO STARTING FRIDAY AND EVERY FRIDAY AFTER THAT. I HAVE YOUR WEEKEND PLANNED

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