James Wolk on Keeping the Core of His ‘Ordinary Joe’ Character While Crafting Distinct Relationships Across Timelines

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SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the series premiere of “Ordinary Joe.” “Ordinary Joe,” NBC’s latest tearjerker drama, starts simply enough with the …

“Ordinary Joe,” NBC’s latest tearjerker drama, starts simply enough with the eponymous young man graduating from college. He is at a time in his life where the world is both widely open to him, but also demanding that he make important decisions about who he will be and what he will do — and because of that, the narrative of the show splits into three distinct timelines.

In all three of these timelines, Joe’s 10-year college reunion proves a pivotal second crossroad in the premiere episode. Nurse Joe uses it as an opportunity to have a date night with his wife who has served him with divorce papers. Cop Joe wasn’t planning on attending, but crosses paths with Amy again and makes a pact with her that they will go, where he also bumps into Jenny, who has their son with him — only he doesn’t yet know Chris is his son.

“Joe harbors a guilt for his dad passing away and being in town when 9/11 happened. Not rightfully so, but he feels that guilt, and that is a baseline for all three Joes. And we dive into that story; the audience will find out a lot more about Joe and his dad and we will flash back to see them,” Wolk shares.

Even in the timeline where he and Jenny do end up married, the tension between him and her father is in the back of Wolk’s mind.

 

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