Robbie Amell and Peyton List sat down with BuzzFeed to talk teleporting, and being unnaturally hot. The Tomorrow People premieres tonight at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on The CW.
Stephen Jameson (Robbie Amell) wakes up one day and has no idea where he is, only to find out that he's teleported. Soon, he discovers that he's part of a small group of people called — yep, you guessed it — the Tomorrow People. They're special because they're the people of the future and have special powers like teleportation and telekinesis. But sometimes, being able to say, stop a bullet mid-air, doesn't sit well with folks. Meaning that the Tomorrow People have to learn how to harness their powers, so they can stay alive and avoid the normals seeking to harm them.
BuzzFeed sat down with The Tomorrow People stars Robbie Amell and Peyton List, who plays fellow Tomorrow Person and Stephen's mentor Cara Coburn, to chat about the new series, and how it will stand up in the CW lineup.
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The Tomorrow People airs immediately after Robbie's real-life cousin's show, Arrow. So, how often do Robbie and Stephen Amell actually see each other?
Robbie Amell: We live a block from each other. When I moved to Vancouver, I was just like, “Where do you live? I’m going to get a place nearby.” Monday through Friday, we can’t see each other because the chances of either of us having a day off is low, but we hang out every Sunday. We watch football. We’re both big football fans. He’s got a big three-TV setup in his living room — yeah, he went for it. He and his wife are expecting their baby in the next few weeks, so I’m sure I’ll be around a little more to help look after it if they need some time. But I’m terrified. I don’t even want to hold a baby. I’m so scared of small infants whose life depends on me. It just scares the hell out of me. If I’m holding a baby, I’m sitting down on a bed of pillows, and the baby’s wearing a helmet.
The show isn't just about the next step in human evolution; it's about the importance of standing out.
Peyton List: "Our concept is — yes, we are the next step in human evolution — but the bare bones of it is about being different, and feeling different, and being an outsider. That can be something special. It doesn’t have to be something negative. What’s interesting about our show is that being different is what brings us together, not what tears you apart."
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The Tomorrow People uses the same fight choreographer as Arrow.
RA: “We have amazing fight choreographers. We share them with Arrow, which is great because they have some of the best fight scenes on television. So since Day One, we’ve had fight training whenever we have spare time, and weapons training if we’re going to have weapons in an upcoming episode. They took me in for some sword training in the first week because I end up doing a little bit of fighting with a big old piece of rebar. It’s mostly me getting my ass kicked for the first little while, so the fight I put up isn’t that hard."
PL: "We have done a lot of stunt training. They did basic training with us when we first got there, just to make it easier when we got into shooting. We’re doing massive fight sequences, at least once an episode, if not more, so it helps having that foundation laid down. It’s exciting and it’s not just one type of fighting; it’s staff fighting, stick fighting, hand to hand combat, MMA fighting, and jiu-jitsu stuff. We’re just spoiled, because when would you ever get to do that?”
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