Actress Talitha Bateman was 'shocked' when hired for ‘Away’

'Away' stars (from left) Hilary Swank, Josh Charles and Talitha Bateman. Photos: Netflix

When actress Talitha Bateman auditioned for the role of Alexis, the teenage daughter to Hilary Swank’s character in the series Away, she didn’t feel confident she’d get it.

The 19-year-old Californian who has starred in films like Annabelle: Creation, The 5^th Wave and Geostorm told Starlifestyle: “I was really excited to even audition for it because how they wrote Alexis. But it felt like a little out of my reach.