Picture this: Imagine your one dream in life was to study in Paris, France. Saving money for the trip has taken years off your life, and its still not enough. Through some clever maneuvering, you manage to land a free flight to France. Nine hours later, you finally land in Paris and cant wait to start lifes next chapter. You step off the plane, and then reality sets in: This is Texas, not France.

Thats the situation at play in the new Netflix rom-com, The Wrong Paris. Miranda Cosgrove stars as Dawn, an aspiring artist from Texas who wants nothing more than to study in Paris. To afford the trip, Dawn auditions for a dating show and earns a spot on The Honeypot think The Bachelor combined with The Real World. Because of her wish to leave her small town, one could understand why Dawn would be upset that the show is set in Paris, Texas, located less than an hour from her home.

Recommended Videos Dawn immediately wants to leave the show and deliberately tries to get eliminated. The shows bachelor, Trey McAllen (Pierson Fod), has other plans, as hes attracted to Dawns honesty and authenticity. The longer Dawn stays on the show, the more she falls into the shows romantic vortex and grows feelings for Trey.

Ahead, Cosgrove and Fod speak about the benefits of working with animals and how horses brought them closer to their characters. Plus, the stars choose the location of their next rom-com and explain the seminal moments that shaped their careers.

This interview has been edited for length andclarity.

Digital Trends: I want to start with something Trey says during one of the dates. This line stuck out to me. Do you ever feel so pulled in by something youd do anything to get it? I think thats a meaningful line that anyone can relate to. Ill ask you both is there a moment in your careers where you felt pulled in by something so much that you would do anything to get it?

Miranda Cosgrove: I would say when I ended the show iCarly, I had the option of continuing to try to act or to go to college. I started acting when I was really little. The whole point was I was trying to save up money for college. Thats why my parents were like, Oh. This [acting] is a good idea. You should give it a shot. [Laughs] That was kind of crazy for me because it was always in the back of my head my entire life. Oh, Im doing this for college. Then I realized that acting really was my passion, and I wanted to do it, so it was really hard choosing between those things.

I would say Dawn, in the movie, has a similar struggle because she thinks she has to choose between true love and her dream. Yeah, I would say going to school, I was very pulled in that direction because it was always kind of the plan, and I didnt want to give up on that.

Pierson Fod: I think for me it was leaving the farm behind and chasing the dream to move to LA. I didnt know anybody out here. I sold off my cattle. I paid for my rent for a little while by doing that.

Cosgrove: I dont like that you sold your cattle. Thats so sad.

Fod: I know.

Cosgrove: It makes me so sad. I hate that. [Laughs]

Fod: It does make me sad. Some of them stayed. There are a few left in my dads herd that are alive and kicking. I think thats a pretty tough call of the wild in a lot of ways, where you just have to leave everything behind that you know and try something that you dont know if its going to work out or not. And that was a big deal for me.

Speaking of farm and ranch life, what do you think movies get right about farms, and what do you think they get wrong?

Cosgrove: [Laughs] Youll know this.

Fod: I think the thing movies get right, in a lot of ways, is that farmers love the land, and they love the animals. I dont know if theres anybody that cares more about their land and their animals than farmers. When I grew up, my dad taught me everything I know about it, and the same with my mom. Everything I know about animals and the land is this beautiful art. People dont think about it that way, but it is an art, a talent, and a learned skill.

The thing they get wrong is that were not all hillbillies who arent smart. [Laughs] There are some genius people who have farms. Listen, I got a few hillbilly cousins. Its fine. We allow them, and we love them. Sometimes, we wear normal clothes. We dont always wear cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. Were just out there living our lives.

I like how you mentioned animals because I think how someone treats an animal says a lot about a person. I think it shows the better qualities we have as people. How did working with animals bring out the humanity in each of your characters?

Cosgrove: Well, I would say getting to horseback ride was one of the most fun things about making the movie. We went out there, and we rehearsed for the first couple of weeks. We got to go horseback riding a lot, and that was so much fun. I love horses. I love animals so much. Some of those scenes when we actually filmed them theyre the kind of scenes where our characters are really connecting. when were on the horses. I felt that it was really nice that we got to do those scenes with the horses because I feel like horses naturally bring out a softer and more vulnerable side.

Fod: I agree. Theres something so sweet about horses because theyre very smart animals, and theyre good judges of character almost immediately. Like you said, they brought out our excitement, and they brought out versions of us that we didnt expect. It was just so much fun shooting with the animals.

I like the idea of shooting a movie within a movie, and in this case, shooting a movie during a TV show. Youre, in a way, playing two characters. Does that change your approach to how you developed the character in the movie?

Cosgrove: I would say with my character, shes unapologetically herself. I didnt really have to change myself much for the show within the show because Im supposed to be trying to get kicked off. I think that it was really fun getting to go overboard eating chicken wings or being gross and mean and not caring at all. That was really fun for me because I usually play characters that are very nice, and Dawns not like that. [Laughs] Shes definitely got an edge to her. It was really fun.

Fod: I think for Trey, hes also somebody thats very straightforward you get what you get. Hes not trying to play too much for the camera. Hes going to be himself on and off screen. The only version that youre getting is that hes just enjoying the chaos thats happening around him. Hes like, This is crazy. What a weird world Im living in right now. I think thats the only thing that I played a little different.

Youve done a rom-com in an unorthodox place. You dont think of Paris, Texas, as a place to do it. If you could set another rom-com in another unorthodox place, where would it be?

Cosgrove: Thats a good question. Somewhere you wouldnt expect a rom-com.

Fod: Wheres somewhere we want to go for the next movie?

Cosgrove: Why does everything seem romantic right now in my mind?

Fod: Lets go to Venice. The Wrong Venice.

Cosgrove: [Laughs] The Wrong Venice. Where will the wrong Venice be at?

Fod: Venice, LA. I dont know.

Cosgrove: We can do that.

Fod: Wed shoot it and then sleep in our own beds. Thats where we want to do it next.

The Wrong Paris is now streaming on Netflix.