Alphas - Daemon's TV: Azita Ghanizada Exclusive Interview

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ALPHAS - DAEMON'S TV: Exclusive Interview: ALPHAS’ Azita Ghanizada Opens Up About Smell-a-Vision, Super Hearing and Dropping Pants

by Eric
Jul 7, 2011

Since Heroes went off the air, TV has been a serious lacking in shows portraying individuals with superhero like abilities. Thankfully, ALPHAS, the new Syfy series which premieres next Monday is coming and is ready to fill that gap.

Daemon’s TV had an opportunity to talk to the very charming and bubbly Azita Ghanizada who plays the shy and sweet Rachel Pizad who also happens to be a “synesthete” which means that she has the power to enhance one of her senses to superhuman levels. Azita had a lot to say about the show, her character, the cast and more. Check out the interview below and don’t forget to tune in Monday July 11th 10/9c to check out the premiere of Alphas...



... Q: This team already exists and has a dynamic. Can you talk about that?

Azita Ghanizada: "I think in the pilot you definitely get a bit of a voyeuristic thing, right, because you’re catching them already in the middle of being together. I think that’s super cool. It’s almost like you’re snapping the pictures and observing them and you’re in the room while they’re there. We’re not really being introduced in another way which is, like you said, what normally happens.

I think the group energy, the dynamic between the Alphas is what makes the show so interesting. I think to start it off right there with us going after something, starting our hunt which is what we’ll continue to do throughout the series was a real kick off to what’s going to come for the rest of the episodes. You’re going to constantly see us thrown into these dangerous situations really quickly that we’re not necessarily prepared for. You’re going to see the Alphas do their goddamned best to solve that crime, and to seek these criminal [?] as quickly as possible. In each episode you’re also going to get a little taste of who these Alphas are at home and what they struggle with. I think really with Rachel, played by me, you really get to see in the first five or six episodes her battling against breaking free from her home life. You’re going to figure out why and how she needs to get out of that situation fast and what she’s in that situation in the first place..."

Alphas premieres on Syfy on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10/9C.