Betty Gilpin as Simone, modern woman of God, with Jake McDorman as her ex-boyfriend Wiley;
MRS. DAVIS IS the kind of show that’s hard to put in a box. Co-created by The Leftovers’ and Lost’s Damon Lindelof and The Big Bang Theory’s Tara Hernandez, the story follows a formidable nun’s battle against Mrs. Davis — a creepy, all-seeing A.I. — with the help of her ex, Wiley (Jake McDorman). But it also tackles the big themes of religion, technology and philosophy. It’s a tricky role for any actor, but Betty Gilpin isn’t one to shy away from a challenge, whether she’s landing dropkicks as an ’80s wrestler in GLOW or outsmarting killers in Lindelof-scripted survivalist horror The Hunt. She tells Empire how she harnessed the habit.