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Murphy leans on BFF Jess in this still from the series premiere of In The Dark.

The first episode introduces us to Murphy (Perry Mattfeld), a hard-living, hard-drinking, disaffected twenty-something with a penchant for cigarettes and casual sex. She’s also blind. Murphy lives with her supportive best friend, Jess (Brooke Markham), and—more reluctantly—her trusty guide dog, Pretzel, whose presence she resents.

Her parents, Hank (Derek Webster) and Joy (Kathleen York), own a guide dog school, a venture they opened hoping it would give Murphy a job with some purpose. Murphy’s closest friend is a sweet teenager named Tyson (Thamela Mpumlwana), whose kindness and intelligence are currently going to waste as he deals drugs on the street for his older cousin, Darnell (Keston John).

Murphy’s life comes crashing down when, while out for a walk with Pretzel, she stumbles upon what she’s sure is the lifeless body of Tyson in the alley outside her apartment. But when the police arrive, including a salt-of-the-earth detective named Dean (Rich Sommer), there is no body to be found—and with Murphy not exactly sober, the police aren’t especially inclined to investigate.

Murphy is devastated, and the only thing holding her back from spiraling downward even further is her resolve to learn what happened to Tyson.

In The Dark premieres TONIGHT, April 4th @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.

Perry Mattfeld‘s new show, In The Dark, is just hours away from its’ premiere on The CW.

The 25-year-old actress is opening up with Coming Soon about how the series spoke to her and how she prepared to play a blind person.

“When I first read the script I flew through it. That’s how I usually judge if a project speaks to me, based on how quickly I get through the scripts. If I struggle and I have to go back and keep trying to figure out who’s who…but something with In the Dark, I flew through it,” Perry says of her connection to the show.

She adds that she “laughed and then I got teary-eyed. I felt a lot. And then this character of Murphy was something that I was dying to try because it was an emotional, mental, and a physical aspect as well.”

Perry also talked about portraying a blind person on television, despite not being blind herself.

“The show is loosely inspired by our blind consultant, Lorri Bernson. Before starting production I spent a lot of time with Lorri in her house watching her [during] her night routine, morning routine. Watching her brush her teeth, cook in her kitchen, watching her send emails or work with her guide dog, just so I could get a grasp of her physicality,” she shared.

Perry continues, “On set, the director would explain the blocking and then I’d watch her do the blocking, and then I’d try to mimic exactly how she moved through the space. Getting to work with Calle [Walton] and have scenes with her were some of our most fun scenes as well.

“I think upon getting the role I understood how much responsibility I have and how much I was gonna get to learn as well. The fact that the creators used the opportunity to surround the project with a lot of authenticity is something to be really proud of.”

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Who Stars In The CW’s ‘In The Dark’? Meet The Full Cast!

Tonight’s the night of the series premiere of CW’s In The Dark!

The new series centers on a flawed and irreverent blind woman, Murphy, who is the only “witness” to the slaying of her drug-dealing friend, Tyson.

After the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide dog school owned by her overprotective parents.

In The Dark will debut TONIGHT, Thursday, April 4th @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.

You can meet the full cast of the series inside our slideshow now!

Perry Mattfeld dolls up in a pretty dress for the In The Dark panel during the 2019 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour held at The Langham Huntington Hotel on Thursday (January 31) in Pasadena, Calif.

The 24-year-old actress was joined by co-stars Casey Deidrick, Keston John, Kathleen York, Morgan Krantz, Rich Sommer, Brooke Markham, Calle Walton and Thamela Mpumlwana at the panel, as well as EPs Corinne Kingsbury, and Jackie Cohn, and consultant Lorri Benson.

During the panel, Lorri and Corinne explained why both Perry and dog Levi were cast instead of an actual blind actress and guide dog for the series.

Lorri, who is blind and came to TCA with her new-ish guide dog Captain who led her through maze of chairs on stage set up for the cast and producers, a guide dog would mis-interpret multiple takes of a scene in a bad way.

“If I were to repeat what I just did, even three or four times, when I repeat it’s because he made an error,” she explained. “He would slowly break down because he did not know what he was doing wrong.”

As for Perry, the EPs revealed that she was cast as Murphy because she was the best actor for the role “in a really exiting way”.

The series did hire Calle, who is blind, in another role on the series as well as a blind writer.

If you remember, Perry actually played Franken-girl in Wizards of Waverly Place!

KJ Apa and Camila Mendes join forces at the CW Network’s 2018 Upfront Party!

The Riverdale stars were joined by their co-stars Charles Melton, Casey Cott, Vanessa Morgan, Cole Sprouse, Madelaine Petsch, Lili Reinhart, and Mark Consuelos at the event held at Avra Madison Estiatorio on Thursday (May 17) in New York City.

Also in attendance were Roswell, New Mexico‘s Michael Vlamis, Jeanine Mason, Lily Cowles, and Nathan Parsons, In The Dark‘s Perry Mattfeld, and All American‘s Cody Christian, Daniel Ezra, Taye Diggs, Samantha Logan, Karimah Westbrook, Monet Mazur, Bre-Z, and Michael Evans Behling.

Supernatural‘s Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins, Arrow‘s Stephen Amell, Black Lightning‘s China Anne McClain, Nafessa Williams, Cress Williams, and Christine Adams, Dynasty‘s Elizabeth Gillies, Nicollette Sheridan, and Rafael De La Fuente, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend‘s Rachel Bloom also stepped out for the party.

Charmed‘s Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, and Sarah Jeffery, Legacies‘ Danielle Rose Russell and Matt Davis, and Thirty Seconds To Mars were there to show their support as well.

FYI: Lili is wearing an Elkin dress with Chloe Gosselin shoes. Camila is wearing a Missoni dress with a L’Afshar clutch. Elizabeth is wearing Vitor Zerbinato.

50+ pictures inside of CW stars at the event… More Here! »

Frankengirl looks so much different than we remember her!!!

The actress behind Wizards of Waverly Place‘s Alex-obsessed monster is named Perry Mattfeld, and she’s got a brand new show coming to The CW.

Perry, 24, will be starring in In The Dark, and it revolves around a flawed and irreverent blind woman who is the only “witness” to the slaying of her drug-dealing friend.

After the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog, Pretzel, to find the killer while also managing her colorful dating life and the job she hates at Breaking Blind — the guide dog school owned by her overprotective parents.

Perry has also starred on Shameless, and Stitchers.

FYI: Perry is wearing a Ronny Kobo dress.

The CW is expanding its’ lineup to Sundays!

The network just announced today that it has picked up five new shows, including The Originals‘ spinoff, Legacies.

Danielle Rose Russell will star with Matt Davis in the third series of the franchise, centered on teenage Hope in Mystic Falls at the Salvatore Boarding School for the Young and Gifted.

So excited!

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