Christina Hendricks' New Character 'Jumped Off the Page'

Christina Hendricks poses for photos while attending the SundanceTV panel at the 2016 Winter TCA Tour on Friday (January 8) at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

The 40-year-old former Mad Men actress was joined at the event by her Hap and Leonard co-star James Purefoy.

Christina plays the part of Hap’s ex-wife and she says “when I read it, she jumped off the page to me. I thought, ‘I want to get to know her. I want to embody this person.’ I liked her freedom, her saunter, her vernacular. I find her very playful and hopeful – and a trainwreck. I liked all of those things.”

Hap and Leonard premieres on Wednesday, March 2 at 10/9c on Sundance Channel.