UP Faith & Family: "Hudson & Rex" Star Kevin Hanchard Has Nothing But Praise for His Canine Co-Star

quotAs an actor you39re sort of used to reading great scripts for great roles you auditioned forquot he explained from the set during an exclusive interview with MediaVillage quotSometimes you get these great pilots and quirky interesting fantastic shows that never end up going anywhere You go 39This is really cool I hope this goes somewhere39 and cross your fingers Hudson ampamp Rex was one of those quirky interesting shows amp8230 a show with the dog as the star solving crimes and stuffquotThis one worked out so we all feel very fortunate about thatquot he continued quotThere39s a template of dog shows from yesteryear that were successful but our premise is the dog is the most brilliant of all of us and has abilities beyond those of the average human It has heart and it is firmly rooted in reality I know at least with my family they can root for the heroes along with Rex to solve the crime in realtime It39s a very wellcrafted formulaquotHanchard has nothing but praise for his fourlegged costar quotThere39s that old adage about never working with children or animalsquot he laughed quotBut the reason why people say that is not because they39re not great to work with it39s because they39re so much more watchable than you are I had an acting teacher who said 39When acting you want to be like a twoyearold or an animal because they don39t care about how they look and just exist in the moment39 They are existing in the purest form and that39s watchablequotDiesel brings it every single time he39s on setquot he added quotHe hits his mark better than any of us do he picks up his cues and he39s happy He puts us in a good place and although he does upstage us in the best way we39re really happy for that because he39s golden and we wouldn39t have it any other way In the show I don39t know if there39s anything Rex can39t do We try not to put a cape on him and have him leap tall buildings in a single bound but within the realm of what highly trained police dogs can do his intuition and instincts are head and shoulders abovequotWhile the show at times deals with heavy subject matter what makes it stand out is that quotheartquot Hanchard previously mentioned There39s also a strong sense of camaraderie between members of the cast something he assures is genuine quotThe biggest challenge we face is getting through scenes without laughingquot he shared quotThat39s a testament to each of my castmates because they39re all truly a joy to work with and we have great chemistry Working with all these people is a pleasure and we have a lot of fun as a group including Diesel At the end of the day it is a murder show and there39s a dead body so living in that realm is not a whole lot of fun But we39re able to find some levity and lighter moments as a group and that keeps the hours flying byquotDespite being in demand for other projects Hanchard has no regrets signing on for a multiseason series quotA series is always a good thingquot he said quotIt gives you a chance to follow an arc and take a character through a journey This role has become the hallmark of my career and led to me playing many authority figures But the draw with Joe Donovan was he actually likes to get out in the dirt with the team and as an actor that39s all you ever wantquotHanchard isn39t giving away any spoilers regarding season two other than advising viewers to expect quotmorequot when they watch quotDiesel is more comfortable doing more and we get to bring the audience in even more If you liked season one you39ll love season two as we39ve only begun to spread our wings and flyquotHe39s also thrilled the show has a streaming home on UP Faith ampamp Family so American audiences can experience it quotFor a network like them to believe in this show means a lotquot he said in closing quotGiven their values for us to fit into that model and be successful moving into the second season is a wonderful thing It makes me keen for more success and I hope the relationship remains fruitfulquotThe first three episodes of season two of Hudson ampamp Rex begin streaming on July 28 with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter exclusively on UP Faith ampamp FamilyClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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