Strung stars Chloe Bailey and Lucien Laviscount spoke with ComingSoon’s Tyler Treese about their new thriller movie. The duo discussed Bailey’s violin scenes, working with director Malcolm D. Lee, and more. Strung begins streaming on Peacock on June 26, 2026.
“From director Malcolm D. Lee, a talented violinist takes a prestigious job as a music tutor for the gifted daughter of an influential and enigmatic family. As she becomes entangled in their opulent world, unsettling secrets begin to surface, forcing her to question her safety, her dreams, and even her sanity,” says the official synopsis.
Tyler Treese: Chloe, you’re a very talented musician, obviously, and I know you’re a pianist, but did you have any experience with the violin, or how was it learning to play and handle it? Because you look like a pro.
Chloe Bailey: Well, thank you very much. I played in fifth and sixth grade, and then I transferred it for choir. So, you know, I had a little bit of it still left in me [laughs]. But it was a crash course because I had to play some very difficult pieces. And I had wonderful guides helping me, and it was just really fun. I definitely have to thank God for letting me be a musician because I had to learn some difficult pieces in two weeks, a week and a half, and I was so nervous. But we did it.
Lucien Laviscount: And she’s such a stickler. She refused to have anyone come in there and use their fingers instead of hers. So everything you see is all this wonderful lady here; it is all her hard work.
Bailey: Thank you. I love it. I cut my nail short. I really committed [laughs].
Lucien. I wanted to ask you about the initial meet-cute between your two characters. If this were a rom-com, I’d be totally in. Obviously, this goes down a darker route. How is it filming those initial connection scenes with Chloe? Because it made me want another film with you two.
Lucien Laviscount: Oh gosh. By the way, I would love to do another movie with her. I would go to the end of the world with this woman [laughs]. Honestly, it just felt supernatural, man. Like working with her is an absolute joy. It’s a safe place. It’s fun. All the things. But yeah, the initial scenes where we kind of meet stands out to me.
Bailey: Oh, yeah, that was nice. I don’t think there was any dialogue in that?
Laviscount: No, there was no dialogue in it. But still, it stands out to me as one of the… yeah, that’s where it all kind of came together for me in that scene there, really.
Bailey: It was very classic. It was beautiful. Like love tones, that scene. That’s what it is.
Laviscount: It rocked. But I think once we nailed that scene, the rest just flowed.
Chloe, your co-star, Lynn Whitfield, is a legend. And this movie’s gonna shock some people with just how extreme she gets in some of these scenes. What stood out about getting to work with her as a scene partner?
Chloe Bailey: I was absolutely floored because she commits so strongly to the art of acting. And I definitely have learned so much from her. Even with us doing our stunts together, like we did the majority of those stunts on the ground, like that was us. She had her high six-inch heels, and we were [protected] under our clothes. But that was us going. And I hope to be like her when I’m her age. She is just phenomenal. She’s fit. She knows what she wants, she commands what she wants, and her presence is very strong. So I learned a lot from her, and I’m very happy to be in this film alongside her. Truly.
Lucien, your director, Malcolm D. Lee, has made some incredible films. Most of them have been comedies. This was a different vibe. What stood out about seeing him helm a thriller, and throwing some horror elements here?
Lucien Laviscount: Yeah, it was a lot of fun. But I’ll take it back. I think Malcolm’s kind of the master of conflict and relationships and infusing them together. [And] it tastes so great. And I think he’s nailed it with this project. And I think just the element of danger added to it rings a chord. I’m over the moon. I think we both are. How the movie came out, but to work with Malcolm was a joy to see his process and understand how he see things from his perspective. Yeah. So it was a learning curve in a real positive way.
Thanks to Lucien Laviscount and Chloe Bailey for taking the time to talk about Strung.
