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Octavia Spencer “Felt It Was Incumbent On Me As A Citizen Of The World” To Make ‘Lost Women Of Alaska’ – Contenders TV Nominees Studio

Deadline · August 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM

Octavia Spencer “Felt It Was Incumbent On Me As A Citizen Of The World” To Make ‘Lost Women Of Alaska’ – Contenders TV Nominees Studio

Octavia Spencer has been following true crime stories since she was just 11 years old.

Speaking at Deadline’s Contenders: The Nominees Studio, Spencer said, “I think there are a lot of people who are very new to the true crime genre.

I’m not, I’ve been studying it.

I read a horrible story, a true crime […]

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Octavia Spencer “Felt It Was Incumbent On Me As A Citizen Of The World” To Make ‘Lost Women Of Alaska’ – Contenders TV Nominees Studio

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