The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco on The Flight Attendant, new show she is super excited and nervous about
- Cuoco’s latest show is a long-awaited opportunity for the actress to show off her dramatic chops after 12 years as the girl next door on The Big Bang Theory
- The country-hopping show finished its last four weeks of filming in New York with strict pandemic protocols in place – something Cuoco had a hand in setting up
American actress Kaley Cuoco kicked off her last birthday in a rooftop pool with Dutch actor Michiel Huisman in Bangkok, Thailand. She was on location for the pilot episode of The Flight Attendant, her first live-action role since The Big Bang Theory ended and the project that launched her production company, Yes, Norman Productions.
“That’s honestly the best gift ever. I told the crew when we wrapped, ‘I love you guys, and I really hope it does not take you a year to shoot just eight episodes ever again!’” she told The Los Angeles Times with a laugh.
“Some people are gonna love it, some people are gonna hate it – like, I know that’s gonna happen. My whole career has prepared me for that. But I love TV, I grew up on TV. And I can go to bed knowing I made the best show possible, and that thrills me.”
The Flight Attendant pairs the premise of Chris Bohjalian’s bestselling book – in which Cassie (Cuoco), a 30-something stewardess who wakes up next to a bloody corpse with no idea how she got there – with slick, retro aesthetics and fast-paced dark comedy.