This is not particularly surprising, to a great extent because Pete's frantic moving pieces look almost chaotic about the film as well as the scenes they show, but in an interview with Scott Detro. NPRThe show "All Things Considered" in April 2025, Dearden said it was really difficult for her sometimes. "This is - it's a very difficult show for the neurodiversity to be in," Dearden said seriously. "Moving really fast. They're really hard words. These are the actions we just learned. You have to set it all together at the same time and as soon as possible. And we go so fast, we don't have much time to take a second to look at them, to calm down. And so it's definitely a challenge for shooting."

Perhaps that is why Dearden felt so passionate that he brought his experiences into the show, and as Detro said, he sat down with R. Scott Gemil and Johnon Wells During the compulsory "raising camp" of the cast, "" Where they learned to imitate medical procedures effectively and said she immediately understood Mel. This has led to something from the discovery. "When I talked to Scott and Johnon early in the" Hon Booth "camp we had, I told them they refer to this character because I see a lot of the neurodivergent parts of Mel as something I experience all the time," Dearden said. " He said: Do you want to get out of the neurotypical closet for neurodiversity, so to speak, for the show? Are you ready to do that? And I've never thought, oh, yes, yes, it's something you should think about. "

"I also took him home," Dearden continued, saying this was, obviously, a decision that required serious consideration. "I thought it was above. And I realized it was, how, you know, I can mask only so much, and I'm really ready for people to know. I tell everyone I meet because there are certain social behaviors that may seem weird. And so, I usually have to tell everyone I meet, so I do not do it. should.

By that point, Dearden said that truly treasures on some scenes where both she and Mel should slow down, which is a deeply important habit for anyone diagnosed with ADHD. "I think there were several scenes of righteous as well as recovery," Dearden recalls. "There's a scene where Mel looks at an application for a lava lamp or hears the sound of the ocean, and it's all self-stimulating and stimulating-I really glad they show that part, because they don't usually show it."

Pete, including the stunning accompanying performance of Dearden, is available to transmit to HBO Max and should be returned in January 2026.