Glenn Howerton Says It Was 'Difficult' Playing Such a 'Naive' Character on “Sirens”: 'He's Slightly Oblivious' (Exclusive)

Glenn Howerton says he couldn't beryllium farther from his Sirens character.

While speaking to PEOPLE astatine nan Sirens world premiere, nan actor, 49, opened up astir really he approached his domiciled arsenic Ethan Corbin II successful Netflix's latest formation drama.

"My character's very benignant of naive and somewhat oblivious, and I benignant of pridefulness myself connected being nan nonstop other of that successful nan real world," he explained. "I effort really to difficult to understand really my actions impact different group and not move done the world in an oblivious manner."

Howerton added really immoderate of Ethan's "more oblivious moments" person been "a small difficult for maine to play because it's conscionable truthful different from me, but that's besides what I emotion astir it."

"We're ever looking for a challenge. I don't want to beryllium myself each nan clip connected screen," he continued. "Sometimes I do, and sometimes it's bully to conscionable put connected a fortunate blazer and beryllium a wholly different person."

Per Netflix's charismatic logline, nan five-episode constricted bid takes spot "over nan people of 1 explosive play astatine The Kells’ lavish land estate," and is an "incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class."

"Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is for illustration a supplier to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s clip for an intervention," it continues. "But she has nary thought what a formidable force Michaela will be."

In summation to Howerton, Sirens besides stars Julianne Moore, Milly Alcock, Meghann Fahy, Kevin Bacon, Bill Camp and Felix Solis.

At nan premiere, Howerton besides told PEOPLE that he was astir "excited" for fans to spot "such an absorbing operation of tones each put together."

"It's this very benignant of ethereal mystery, suspense drama, but it is besides really, really funny," he said of nan series. "It strikes a reside that I don't deliberation I've ever really seen before. And past there's conscionable truthful galore marvelous actors successful it that are conscionable really putting distant really awesome work.

"It's not a large commitment. It's longer than a movie, but it's only 5 episodes. So I deliberation it's going to alert by and group are possibly moreover perchance going to want more," he added.

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Sirens can beryllium streamed connected Netflix.