Connie Britton Learned 'Empathy for Myself' as a Mom in DevastatingHere AfterRole: 'This Is So Hard' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Connie Britton inHere After(2024).Photo:Paramount Pictures

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Connie Brittontapped into deep emotion as a grieving mother inHere After.

The actress spoked with PEOPLE about the new supernatural drama-thriller, revealing that “playing all of these different scenes as a mother again in a different way gave me empathy for myself, and empathy for what it is to be a mom.”

Here After,from Paramount Pictures, sees Britton as Claire, a mother who “is overjoyed when her daughter Robin (Freya Hannan-Mills) is miraculously revived after a fatal accident,” per a synopsis.

“But her relief turns to dread as Claire notices changes in her daughter, suspecting something dark has followed her back from the brink of death,” the synopsis adds.

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Freya Hannan-Mills and Connie Britton inHere After(2024).Paramount Pictures

“It’s really human and moving, and it’s a psychological exploration that feels extremely universal and something we can all relate to,” Britton says. “When I read the script, that was what really jumped out at me.”

TheFriday Night Lightsalum explains that the story is “based in elements that we can all recognize,” citing “grief and loss and guilt, and how those things can be devastating in our lives.”

“It feels like a unique way to tell a psychological thriller story that also taps into what it is to be a parent and what it is to be a mother and what it is to experience deep loss,” she adds.

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Poster forHere After(2024).Paramount Pictures

Asked whether anything about her own experience as a parent made it easier or more difficult to filmHere After, Britton says she “can’t imagine” being in Claire’s shoes.

“I also think that if I was in that situation, I too would probably lose it and flip my lid,” she says.

“He might also just be like, ‘Mom, this is boring,’ " she jokes.

Here Afteris in select theaters and on digital Sept. 13.

source: people.com