Lea Thompson is known to many film lovers as Lorraine Baines McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy. Fans of her work can check out her new series, Anna Pigeon, based on the books by Nevada Barr. Thompson has been behind the scenes as a director on many TV shows, including The Goldbergs, The CW’s Stargirl, Star Trek: Picard, Resident Alien, and Will Trent. However, Anna Pigeon was a different beast for her. “But it was so much work and it gave me so much respect for people who produce TV shows because it is just an immense amount of work.