In the final moments of last week’s two-episode premiere of “The Mysterious Benedict Society,” we were introduced to Tony Hale’s second character in the series: L.D. Curtain. And in those moments, it was immediately clear that he was much different than his twin brother. Where Benedict is earnest, albeit a bit strange, Curtain is suave and connivingly smooth — sort of making it an actor’s dream for Hale.
“That’s a good way of putting it,” Hale tells TheWrap with a laugh. “Yes. And daunting. When they first brought it to me, I did not know about the series so I looked into it and I was very excited just to see Trenton [Lee Stewart’s] books, and I love the world that he created.