Wynonna Earp: Executive Producer Emily Andras Talks Earp Sisters and Found Families [Video]

We caught up with Wynonna Earp‘s executive producer Emily Andras at San Diego Comic-Con to talk sisterly bonds, fans, and the power of found families.

At the heart of it, Wynonna Earp is a story of two sisters. And like Frozen, which Andras admitted to watching over and over to exhaustion, the real story and romance of it all is between Wynonna and Waverly Earp.

“I was quite intrigued by the idea of sisters in the comic book. And what I liked best was the idea that Waverly really wants to be the chosen one, and Wynonna wants to be Waverly and be liked by everybody and would rather die than be the chosen one,” Andras explained.

“So I think it’s interesting that they love each other, but they also have what the other wants, so to speak. And also they’ve been apart for years. They don’t know each other. So it’s just so rich. I could tell that story for 20 years.”

Another essential part of Wynonna Earp, and one that Andras loves to discuss, is the aspect of found families. More and more we’re seeing people choosing to build their own families instead of being stuck with the ones chosen for them. That’s especially true for this genre of storytelling.

“[This] genre is the home of building your own family, right? I think we’ve seen that time and time again from Buffy to Battlestar, the idea that you can’t choose your family but you can build a family of your own. And we certainly strive to do that on the show with Doc Holliday, a dragon, you know…an amazing gay cop, and what have. Your typical family, so to speak.”

Check out the full interview with executive producer Emily Andras below:

Check out all of our coverage of San Diego Comic-Con right here.

Wynonna Earp airs Fridays at 10/9c on Syfy.

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