
I find that I'm constantly looking for that type of material in the live-action world. I'll be honest, I'm not educated enough in the animated realm to know if there's been another character like this played by a woman, but it felt really fresh to me. What was your reaction when you first read the script? Game Rant: Your character makes many key observations about the patriarchy and white privilege throughout the series. I, too, could stand to take a deep breath before reacting." She expressed, "Unfortunately, yes, there are many things that I can relate to with Reagan. Caplan continued to tell Game Rant about how she relates with Reagan and all of her chaotic goodness. But despite that, Reagan's pure intentions shine throughout the series, she simply wants validation for her hard work and for her coworkers to take her seriously. She has a volatile relationship with her alcoholic father Rand Ridley, voiced by actor Christian Slater, and an enemies-turned-friend relationship with her coworker Brett Hand (Clark Duke). Throughout the first episode, it's obvious that Reagan has many complications in her life. But she's a totally wonderful, exciting genius who in my mind is actually kind of perfect. She continued to share, "She's got some character defects to work on. She's easily frustrated and easily flustered." Nonetheless, Caplan's fondness for Reagan, her first lead role in an animated series, rung true throughout our conversation. She's very impatient with other humans and I guess other non-humans as well. She's the smartest one in every room, but unfortunately, her people skills are not so great. Gushing about her character, Caplan added, "She deserves to be at the top of the corporate ladder. Related: Interview: Krysten Ritter Shares How Jessica Jones Prepared Her For The Girl In The Woods She wants to climb to the top of the corporate ladder in the shadow government." She works at Cognito Inc, which is basically the shadow government and she's very ambitious.

Describing her character, Caplan exclusively shared with us, "Reagan Ridley is a genius, a tech genius. Playing the antisocial tech genius Reagan Ridley is the renowned actor Lizzy Caplan, best known for playing Janis Ian in Mean Girls and Annie Wilkes in Hulu's Castle Rock. The show is filled with all of the essentials required to make a solid adult animation series: recognizable voice actors, conspiracy theories, and dysfunctional humor. Inside Job is Netflix's latest venture into animation.
