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It’s no coincidence that The Russo Brothers found and identified with Nico Walker’s autobiography Cherry. They’d all grown up in the same neighborhood outside Cleveland—albeit separated by a couple decades—and the Russos felt like they understood Walker on a deeper level than most other creators would. As they told The A.V. Club, they knew the guys Walker was writing about—metaphorically, at least—and they knew the feeling of listless aimlessness that can come from being stuck in a do-nothing job in a town that’s seen better days. Cherry, they tell us, is their love letter to the industrial Midwest—blight, grit, stick-to-it optimism and all.