S23 - Ep 5 - The Bondsman - Costumes and Production Design

The compound, Kitty’s porch, and a bondsman’s fraying wardrobe — design tells the tale in Prime Video’s The Bondsman. This week on Below the Line, Production Designer Eve McCarney and Costume Designer Liz Vastola join Skid and co-host Gianni Damaia to talk about crafting the look and feel of Prime Video’s The Bondsman, starring Kevin Bacon as an undead bounty hunter. Among the highlights: An unusually long prep schedule that gave Eve and Liz time to fully develop sets and wardrobes before cameras rolled Building the show’s four permanent sets, including the sprawling compound and the lived-in bond shop Designing Kitty’s porch as the emotional heart of the series and Hub’s apartment as a reflection of his resourceful character The evolution of The Boxcar, a richly layered club set complete with a memorable “one-er” shot Collaboration on the swimming pool sequence, balancing costume colors and set design for striking underwater visuals How production and costume design worked hand-in-hand, despite Eve and Liz never having collaborated before this project Behind-the-scenes stories of working with Kevin Bacon, from fittings and design emails to his generous, collaborative presence on What shines through is the close collaboration between Eve and Liz — an intentional partnership that ensured the environments and characters lived in the same visual world, reinforcing the show’s grounded but heightened tone. 🎧 Press play and go Below the Line on The Bondsman. For more, visit belowtheline.biz.