Julie Bowen had her big break in the 1996 comedy, Happy Gilmore, but it wasn’t until she played Modern Family‘s Claire Dunphy that she became a household name. Now, four years after Modern Family came to an end, Bowen is gearing up for the release of her latest project, Hysteria, which is a stark contrast to the light-hearted and comedic roles we’re used to seeing from her, proving her undeniable versatility as an actor.
Hysteria, which dropped on Peacock today, takes place during the Satanic Panic of the 1980s. After a high-school quarterback turns up dead with all signs pointing to some sort of ritualistic murder, a group of students decide to capitalize on the town’s fear by pretending to be Satanists to promote their heavy metal band. However, the Devil becomes all too real for Bowen’s character Linda Campbell, the mother of one of the band members, as she
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