It may be somewhat of a gamble to base an eight-episode series on a 2011 film that has been widely watched. But that didn't stop creator David Farr from betting big on the unusual storyline of Hanna, which revolves around a genetically-modified teenager, played by Esme Creed-Miles, who is trained to be an assassin by her father, Erik, essayed by Joel Kinnaman. A moody retelling of the Saoirse Ronan starrer by the same name, the Amazon Prime original also features Mireille Enos as an off-the-book CIA agent Marissa Wiegler, who is in hot pursuit of the killing machine.

Having previously collaborated on The Killing, Enos and Kinnaman wouldn't settle for a less-worthy story for their reunion. In Hanna, the duo found a perfect vehicle. While coming on board was an easy decision for Enos, Kinnaman was an afterthought. "Mireille asked me to come up with a list of interesting European actors in their 40s because she only hangs out with her baby and doesn't know anyone in the industry," Kinnaman quips, before adding, "I was in the middle of compiling this list and they [makers] called asking me to join the cast. The idea of working with Mireille again was thrilling. The criterion for us to work together was that it had to be different from the dynamic of The Killing. Hanna fit right in."