Female rage is underrepresented. That's why it's so scary' - After standout turns in Yellowjackets and Fallout, the actor next appears as a serial killer that the audience roots for

Sweetpea' star and executive producer Ella Purnell explained why depictions of female rage trend is an 'untapped' genre.

Despite her upcoming murderous portrayal, Ella Purnell struggled to stomach her latest role. As the British actress discussed her homicidal character Rhiannon Lewis in Sweetpea, premiering Oct. 10 on Starz and Sky, she admitted starring in the series did “take a toll” on her mentally.

Sometimes, before I go to bed,” the “Sweetpea” actress and executive producer said, “I think about how good my coffee’s going to be in the morning.”

Adapted from the novel by C.J. Skuse, the drama stars the 'Yellowjackets' alum as a bullied and overlooked young woman who reaches a violent breaking point.

Sweetpea' season 1 is available to stream! Here's more intel on the 'Sweetpea' episode release schedule and when new episodes of 'Sweatpea' drop on Hulu.

Exactly how far do you have to push a wallflower before she turns into a Venus flytrap? That’s the question at the center of Starz’s Sweetpea, the dark comedy starring Ella Purnel (Yellowjackets, Fallout) that premiered Thursday.

The 'Fallout' star takes us behind-the-scenes of playing a sidelined receptionist who develops an intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder in the Starz dark comedy.