Actress Nicole Beharie Is a Self-Proclaimed Moody Dresser
Nicole Beharie knows good things come in small packages. Take, for instance, her affinity for intriguing anthology storytelling. There is the “Striking Vipers” episode of Black Mirror , in which she plays a woman whose marriage is put to the test when her husband begins exploring his sexuality through a virtual reality game; Monsterland , Hulu’s collection of one-off horror stories, where she took on the role of a socialite grappling with the haunted realities of her seemingly idyllic life; and now Solos , the seven-part Amazon Prime series that explores the human experience through various instances of isolation. “I love that you get to make these mini movies with different creative and brilliant people,” Beharie tells me over a Zoom call in late April. With a run time of about 20 minutes, each Solos episode offers a glimpse into a different person’s life in the not-so-distant future and what they might be going through alone. It’s a thinker with unexpected twists and turns and a