The sequel series, based on Margaret Atwood's 2019 book of the same name, is set around four to five years after the Elisabeth Moss-led drama and follows three women — Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), Agnes and Daisy – whose lives become intertwined as they rebel against Gilead.
"I've been a part of that show for so long, been talking about trauma for so long, been having conversations about how the show that I'm on is parallel to what's happening globally, in my country, and it's something that I'm actually not interested in anymore," she said.
Wiley went on to say that she doesn't always "realise what the toll on the body, the mind, all of that does", adding: "But I'm trying to be a little bit more aware of those things, and I'm happy that I'm aware of them now."
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While Wiley is closing the door on Gilead, she’s stepping into a very different world with Sky Atlantic’s Atomic. The series is based on the non-fiction book The Atomic Bazaar, which explores how nuclear weapons have "gone wholesale" – with poor nations and non-state terror groups vying to get their hands on them.
But "the CIA, MI6 and a global web of opposing forces are closing in fast", with Wiley playing undercover CIA officer Cassie Elliott, who is convinced Max and JJ are in league with violent extremists.
"There are different kinds of agents on the ground when you’re working for the CIA," she explained. "There are official cover agents – if you're in trouble, your country comes in and saves you. But Cassie is not that kind of agent.
Wiley said that curiosity led her to imagine Cassie's childhood and the relationships she might have left behind. "Maybe she had so much trauma with them that the only decision in her mind was: I must say goodbye and be in danger every day."
"I've recently realised that so much of how we live, how we relate to each other, how we think and move, is influenced by early relationships, childhood traumas, neglect, all of those experiences. For me, Cassie's sense of self-worth and how she views the world all started in her childhood home."
Atomic will launch on Sky and NOW on Thursday 28th August 2025.
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