Rita Wilson on Playing Jennifer Garner’s Estranged Mom in ‘The Last Thing He Told Me’

The following story contains spoilers about Season 2, Episode 3 of “The Last Thing He Told Me.”

Rita Wilson stepped into Laura Dave’s “The Last Thing He Told Me” Apple TV adaptation Friday as Jennifer Garner’s estranged mother, Carol. 

Much of Hannah Hall (Garner)’s personal life has been kept private, so Wilson’s appearance as her mother with whom she had little to no relationship with provided a new wrinkle into the fabric of who Hannah is. 

While on the run, Hannah...