Oscar-nominated Hailee Steinfeld reflects on season two of 'Dickinson'

Oscar-nominated Hailee Steinfeld reflects on season two of 'Dickinson'

Almost 30 percent of Kern County is a member of Generation-Z, according to The U.S. Census Bureau.

Gen-Z is an age group known for rapid social change,whether shaped by social media or social movements reminiscent of the civil rights era.

One Peabody Award-winning Apple TV+ show is speaking to this generation’s coming of age and bending genres along the way.

23ABC’s Kristin vartan caught up with the cast and creator of ‘Dickinson.’

COUNTY IS A MEMBER OF GENERATIONZ--AN AGE GROUP KNOWN FOR RAPIDSOCIAL CHANGE--WHETHER SHAPED BYSOCIAL MEDIA OR SOCIAL MOVEMENTSREMINISCENT OFTHE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA.ONE PEABODY AWARD-WINNING APPLETV + SHOW IS SPEAKING TOTHIS GENERATION'S COMING OFAGE--ANDBENDING GENRES ALONG THE WAY.23ABC'S KRISTIN VARTAN CAUGHT UPWITH THE CAST AND CREATOR OF'DICKINS:TAKE SOTHAILEE STEINFELD"WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT A SHOWCALLED EMILY DICKINSON, ITHOUGHT...BORING?"((TAKE NAT))"SHE'S SO EXTRA," ((CHARACTERSDANCE AND CLEARLY NOTBORING))TAKE SOT:HAILEE STEINFELDEMILY DICKINSON, DICKINSON"BUT WHEN I READ IT, IT WAS THECOMPLETE OPPOSITE!"DICKINSON IS NOT YOUR AMERICANHISTORY LESSON ON THE INFAMOUSAMERICAN POET--BUT SHOWRUNNERALENA SMITH SAYSFOR OUR TIMES, IT CAN HAVE SOMEMAJOR TAKEAWAYS.TAKE SOT:KRISTIN: WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANTFOR YOU TO CREATE A PERIODDRAMA LIKE THIS THAT IS SOCUTTING EDGE--FROM TMODERN SLANG TO THE DIVERSITY?TAKE SOT:ALENA SMITHSHOWRUNNER, DICKINSON"I'VE CERTAINLY DONE A LOT OFRESEARCH ABOUT THE 1850S, BUTI'MCERTAINLY MORE INTERESTED IN THE2020S, WHICH IS TURNING OUTTO BE A PRETTY COMPLICATED ERAOF ITS OWN"SHE ADDS THAT IT WAS IMPORTANTFOR HER TO GIVE WOMEN, PEOPLEOF COLOR AND QUEER PEOPLE THESCREEN TIME THEY HAVE NOT GOTTENIN THE PAST--BUT SHE FEELS THEYSO DESERVE.ALENA SMITH-SHOWRUNNER, DICKINSON"AND IN MY OPINION, THAT'S WHATART IS FOR--MOVING THECONVERSATION OF SOCIETY."AND IN SEASON TWO THE SOCIETY ASEMILY DICKINSON, HERFAMILY AND FRIENDS KNOW IT, ALSOMOVE FORWARD--TAKE SOT:ELLA HUNT,SUE DICKINSON, DICKINSON"I LOVE THAT ALENA DOES NOT TALKDOWN TO HERAUDIENCE...IT'S EXCITING [FOR MEAS AN ACTOR AND AS A YOUNGPERSON."FROM CONTRIBUTING TO THEABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT.((TAKE NAT))"IF YOU COULD PUT YOUR NAME ONIT, WOULD YOU.

HENRY: IWOULD."TAKE SOT:ADRIAN BLAKE ENSCOEAUSTIN DICKINSON, DICKINSON"AUSTIN REALLY WANTS TO MAKE ADIFFERENCE, THAT'S THEBIGGEST THING DRIVING HIM.

HEGOT WHAT HE WANTED INMARRYING SUE, AND HE HAS THISBIG HOUSE, BUT HE FEELSEMPTY..."TO GRAPPLING WITH FAME, ORFIGHTING FOR THE CHANCE TO BE AWOMAN IN ONE'S OWN RIGHT.NAT POP--"THE WITCHES OF SALEM WALKED SOWE COULD RUN."TAKE SOT:KRISTIN: YOUR CHARACTER LAVINIACOMES INTO HER OWN SOMUCH AS A WOMAN.

THE FIRSTSEASON SHE WANTED TOBE A WIFE, AND NOW SHE WANTS TOBE AN INDEPENDENTWITCH WOMAN, WHICH IS SO COOL!((CAST LAUGHS)) AND ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE SPENDING A LOTOF TIME WITH THEMSELVES...SOWHAT MESSAGE DID YOU WANT TOCOMMUNICATE TO OUR AUDIENCE INTHE GROWTH THEY ARE EXPERIENCINGTOO?ANNA: "THAT'S SUCH A LOVELYQUESTION--SOMETHING I'VE LEARNEDFOR LAVINIA, WHEN SOMETHINGDOESN'T FEEL RIGHT TO YOU, IFYOU FEEL LIKE SOMETHING ISBOXING YOU IN, YOU HAVE TOFOLLOW YOUR HEART, AND I BELIEVETHAT IN THIS TIME OFQUARANTINE, WE'RE GOING TO SEE ALOT OF CHANGES INEVERY STRUCTURE OF OUR LIFE ISORGANIZED.

SO IFYOU CAN COME FROM A PLACE OFBEING HONEST WITH YOURSELFABOUT WHAT FEELS GOOD TO YOU,LAVINIA WOULD BE VERYPROUD."AND NO MATTER YOURBACKGROUND--OR WHAT ERA YOU'REFROM, STEINFELD THINKS THATDURING A STAY-AT-HOME ERA, YOUCAN LEARN FROM EMILY DICKINSON--THE POSTER-CHILD FORPOWERING THROUGH ISOLATION.

TAKESOT:HAILEE STEINFELDEMILY DICKINSON, DICKINSON"WE'RE NOW LIKE YOU MENTIONED,IN A STATE OF ISOLATIONWATCHING THIS YOUNG WOMAN WHO ISIN ISOLATION,BASICALLY, AND STILL MANAGED TOBE CREATIVE TO THE BEST OFHER ABILITY.

SHE HITS THESE ROADBLOCKS, AND FEELS LOST ANDCONFUSED AND ANXIOUS AS WE ALLHAVE, BUT MANAGESTHROUGH IT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TOSEE THAT IT'S STILL POSSIBLE."TAG:THE FIRST THREE EPISODES WILLDROP ON APPLE TV+ JANUARY 8,THE REST TO BE RELEASED WEEKLYON FRIDAYS.

KRISTINVARTAN, 23ABC NEWS CONNECTINGYOU.LET'S BRING CHIEF METEOROLOGISTELAINA RUSK INFOR A LOOK AT YOUR EXTENDEDFORECAST...