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Chase Infiniti Reveals The Amazing Advice She Prepared For ‘The Julia Set’

Summary

  • Collider’s Perri Nemiroff chats with the cast Julia series at TIFF 2026.

  • Chase Infiniti, Crísdean Briney, Jason Isaacs, Chlöe Bailey, and Nico Haraga discuss the preparation it took to portray mathematicians realistically and trust writer-director Niki Byrne’s vision.

  • They also discuss their personal mentors throughout their careers, and Isaacs offers his own wisdom for young artists.

Julia series is a writer-director Niki Byrneis a sophomore feature that follows the unexpected path of Julia, played by One battle after anotherand Search for Infinitifrom a talented university student to an elite group of traditions.

In the film, Julia is hired by a teaching assistant, Pascal (Christopher Briney), when he notices her mathematical abilities. Julia was always a natural with numbers, but growing up, she learned to curb her talents. Now, she enters a competitive world with The Putnam Exam, where students like Pascal are born and bred for genius. As the competition date approaches, however, Julia’s methodical mind thrives under pressure where others begin to crumble.

At the Toronto International Film Festivalwhere Julia series on a global scale, Collider’s Perry Nemiroff It was a pleasure to sit down and talk with Infiniti, Briney, and co-stars Chloe Bailey (The Exorcism), Nico Hiraga (Booksmart), and Jason Isaacs (Juliet and Romeo) at the Collider Media Studio, presented by Campari and The Cayman Islands. During this interview, they talk about their preparation for playing math, the people who helped them along the way, and Isaacs gives advice to young actors. Check out the full conversation in the video above, with timecodes provided below.

  • 00:34 – What is it Julia series About?

  • 01:28 – The Cast reveals how they prepared to play Great Math

  • 03:59 – The Stars discuss the people who helped them to recognize their talent

  • 06:36 – Jason Isaacs encourages young artists to believe in themselves

  • 08:18 – Chase Infiniti explains how her co-stars helped shape Julia’s friendship

  • 10:07 – Christopher Briney says a pair of shoes helped him find his character

  • 11:33 – Chloe Bailey discusses finding her character and representation on screen

  • 12:52 – Nico Hiraga explains how her character brings calmness to the film

  • 14:30 – Isaacs praises Niki Byrne’s direction and the film’s emotional complexity

Julia series premiere at TIFF 2026. No release date announced yet. Check back with Collider for updates!



Release date

September 11, 2026

Running time

112 minutes

Director

Niki Byrne

Writers

Niki Byrne

Producers

Andrey Epifanov, Eleonora Granata-Jenkinson, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Gillian Anderson, Jeffrey Penman, Lee Stollman, Nick Scherma, Tayler Haynes


Casting

  • Cast Placeholder Photo

    Christopher Briney

    Pascal

  • Overview of Chase Infiniti


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