Listen up, fellas. Here’s a tip: Though you probably recognize Taryn Manning as the hooker with a heart of bling from 2005’s pimperific Hustle & Flow, don’t confuse her with her character. “I’ve had guys come up to me,” she says, “and be like, ‘Oh, my God! You were that whore!’” Luckily for Taryn—and for you—the world will be seeing her in a whole new light as one of the stars of your new favorite TV show, Fox’s Drive. Playing a fiery babe with her mind set on winning a purse of $32 million, she’s getting behind the wheel and zipping from coast to coast. We’re right there, riding shotgun.

STUFF: Your new show, Drive, is intense. Explain it to us as if you were speaking to a small, dumb child.
TARYN: I’ve heard it described as “Magnolia on wheels” and as a cross between The Cannonball Run and The Game. All of these people from different walks of life are asked, for various reasons, to participate in a race where the winner gets $32 million. They don’t know why they’ve been asked, but the characters do really shady stuff to slow one another down.

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning