Aviva Mongillo joins Elias to talk about her role as Dori in Netflix’s new live-action thriller BET, based on the popular manga Kakegurui. Aviva gets candid about how the role changed her personally, the challenges of filming in an eye patch, and how playing Dori led to her own ADHD diagnosis.
🎙️ Interview Highlights:
-
The secretive audition process (she originally auditioned as "Steph")
-
How she connected with Dori’s chaotic yet vulnerable personality
-
The unexpected physical toll of Dance Dance Revolution scenes
-
Collaborating with showrunner Simon Barry and being empowered on set
-
Her thoughts on a potential Season 2 and character arcs she'd love to explore
-
The anime and manga fandom pressure—and how she found her version of Dori
Aviva also shares what she hopes viewers take away from the show’s themes of identity, power, and breaking out of who you're told to be.
BET is now streaming on Netflix.
Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lQ8p6DyJibg
For more exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes content, subscribe to Pop Culture Unplugged w/ Elias on YouTube: Subscribe here
Got a burning question or a topic suggestion? Reach out to us at popcultureunplugged@gmail.com
Stay connected with us on social media for the latest show updates
- X: https://x.com/PopCultureUnplg
- Instagram: instagram.com/popcultureunplugged
- Facebook: facebook.com/popcultureunplugged
- TikTok: tiktok.com/@popcultureunplugged
Visit our official website for more: www.popcultureunplugged.com
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for exciting content: Subscribe here
Don't miss out on the latest updates and exclusive content—join us in Pop Culture Unplugged w/ Elias!
#AvivaMongillo #BETNetflix #PopCultureUnplugged #DoriBET #NetflixOriginals #Kakegurui #ActingJourney #BehindTheScenes #ADHDAwareness #AnimeAdaptation #SimonBarry
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!