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Meyer, the self-centered and foul-mouthed
former president and vice president at the center of the
Emmy-winning HBO comedy, will be trying to work her way back
into the White House when the show returns on March 31 for seven
episodes.
"She is truer to herself, as true to herself as she can possibly
be by the time this season ends," Louis-Dreyfus told reporters
at a Television Critics Association event. "I'll leave it for
you to determine whether or not it's a good thing."
A send-up of Washington power brokers, "Veep" has aired on AT&T
Inc's HBO since 2012, but the show took a hiatus after
Louis-Dreyfus began undergoing treatment for breast cancer in
late 2017. The former "Seinfeld" star said last year she was
cancer free.
Producers said they had decided to end the show with the
upcoming seventh season before the cancer diagnosis.
In one clip from a future episode, Meyer questions part of the
pitch to voters that her staff has prepared for her.
"I'm not sure about this part where I say I want to be president
for all Americans," Meyer says to an aide. "I mean, do I?"
Upcoming scenes also showed Meyer, who often insults staff with
blunt and off-color remarks, being confronted with anonymous
complaints about her workplace behavior.
Louis-Dreyfus said Meyer is unlikely to change her ways in the
show's final episodes. "I'm not sure that evolution is
necessarily her game," she said.
"I think where our show ends up ultimately is a place I'm very
happy about, and I think it will surprise viewers too," she
added.
"I think it's the right ending for America," joked executive
producer and writer Dave Mandel.
"Veep" has won the Emmy for best comedy series three times, and
Louis-Dreyfus has earned six consecutive best actress Emmys for
the role, surpassing the totals of past female comedy icons like
Mary Tyler Moore or Lucille Ball.
Also an executive producer of "Veep," Louis-Dreyfus said the
show's writers have had to work harder to push boundaries and
generate laughs in the face of the unconventional style of
real-life U.S. President Donald Trump that dominates the news.
"It is now a tad more challenging, but we were able to do it,"
Louis-Dreyfus said. "So get ready."
(Reporting by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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