Toni Collette reckons that her new TV show Wanderlust - which questions whether lifelong monogamy is possible or even desirable - will "start conversations".
Collette show will start conversations
In the BBC One drama the Australian actress plays Joy, a therapist who wants to put the spark back in her marriage.
As viewers get to meet her family, friends, neighbours and clients, remarkable stories of love, lust and forbidden desire emerge.
"Wanderlust is so honest and funny in how it looks at some aspects of living that are not often talked about," says Collette. "It's going to excite people and start conversations."
The 45-year-old actress said she was drawn to the project because of the dialogue by writer and creator Nick Payne.
"Nick's writing felt so real and warm and familiar. It's both moving and very funny," she said.
"I also very much enjoy the idea of people waking up and living the life they really want to live. It's brave and inspirational in that way."
Steven Mackintosh plays Joy's husband Alan, who is initially blindsided when his wife comes up with an unorthodox romantic proposal. The actor insists that he didn't have any reservations about the role.
"I knew an element of this was the sexual element," he said. "But it was only one element of this story, which is ultimately about relationships and love and people who are on a quest for very similar things in life.
"The (sex) scenes are funny too in their own way. They are not earnestly trying to represent sex in a generic, soft-focus way.
"It presents it in a way that feels real, much like the people are, with all of their clumsiness and idiosyncrasies."
A co-production with Netflix, Wanderlust will premiere on September 4 in the UK on BBC One and everywhere else on Netflix.
Here's the trailer:
