Foster relationship in 'Before' hits close to home for Rosie Perez

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Rosie Perez says she wanted her new psychological thriller, Before, to accurately portray life in the U.S. foster care system because she actually experienced this firsthand as a youth.

With new episodes airing Friday nights on Apple TV+, the series follows Eli (Billy Crystal), a child psychiatrist and widower determined to help one last troubled kid , Noah (Jacobi Jupe), before he retires.

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