Here's How Stefanie Scott Prepared To Play Carrie In The Girl In The Woods

To prepare herself for any punch that came her way, Stefanie Scott spent seven days a week working with the experts. Before she even stepped foot on set, she was away, learning the ins and outs of all sorts of self defense. "For three hours a day, I did MMA fighting, boxing, punching, kicking, learning martial arts and stuff with a professional," she told us. The actor even had to learn how to fight with knives — something Carrie does throughout the series.

Despite all that intense training, it was still only the beginning of what it took to become Carrie. "When I got to Portland [where the series is filmed], I was working every day with the stunt team, learning everything I had to learn," Scott told us, and even on her off hours she was working to become a fighter. "On the weekends [I had] to learn the routines for what we were shooting that week," she said. It's definitely a lot more work than starring in a rom-com, but becoming an action hero is something that will always have a special place in Scott's heart. "I really hope I get to do it again, because that was the best part of the shoot, for sure," she said.

Season 1 of "The Girl in the Woods" is available to stream now exclusively on Peacock.