-I want to get into the show
because it's got a lot of buzz here at NBC.
But I want to talk about it.
But first I want to know about you.
You went to Juilliard,
which is a very prestigious acting school.
I mean, it's like the Hogwarts of acting.
-Yeah, exactly. Yeah. -Yeah.
And they made you sing in the audition? Is that true?
-That's part of it. When I went there,
they took seven women a year. I think now it's even.
They take the same about of men as they do women.
But you have to do a classical piece,
a comedic piece, and then you have to sing.
So I worked really hard on my classical
and my comedic pieces knowing that I cannot sing.
I'm married to a singer. -Yeah.
-So, I chose a Frank Sinatra song because, to me, forgive me,
but it sounds a lot like talking.
[ Laughter ]
-Well, kind of, yeah. -So, I said --
I said when I went to the callback, I said --
They said, "okay, we would like to hear your song.
-You cannot sing? -At all.
And I cry every time I sing.
So I said, "Yes. Absolutely."
I said, "stop me whenever you want."
And I went --
♪ Some day when I'm awfully ♪
They go, "That's enough."
[ Laughter ]
and I thought I had saved my dad a lot of money.
Because I wasn't gonna get in.
-"I'm not getting into Juilliard, Dad."
Yeah, no. But then they took you.
You got accepted, anyway. -Yeah. It worked out.
-Yeah, really worked out. Congratulations on everything.
-Thank you. -And we know your husband.
-Yeah. -Seth Avett, The Avett Brothers.
We love them. They've been on the show many times.
-Hey! [ Cheers and applause ]
-So talented. And I love that Judd Apatow did a documentary
called "May It Last." -Mm-hmm.
-And it was just great. I loved it.
You were in it for a little bit.
And we found out you were having a baby.
And it was emotional.
And then, I just met that baby backstage.
-I know. -He's so cute!
-Yeah. I mean, yeah. -How old is he now?
-He would say 3 3/4.
-Yeah, he said, "I'm almost 4." -Yeah.
I had pure pregnancy brain
during that whole interview and lettuce in my teeth
if you want to freeze-frame it.
[ Laughter ]
-Congratulations. -You get what you get.
-You get what you get, yeah.
-But I kind of picture me and Seth, like,
looking over him and trying to see,
like, did he get it?
Did he get a voice, or did he get me?
You know? [ Laughter ]
You know, even when he was crying, I'd kinda be like --
"That's pretty good. You got it."
-Yeah, sounds like he's on key.
-Yeah. -Your husband's like,
"He's on key. Definitely." -But he loves to sing.
You can't stop him from singing. -Oh, really?
-Yeah. -I think he has both.
Let's talk about "The Enemy Within."
This is -- From what I can understand is this --
And I've only seen the pilot,
but you've done something to have a life sentence --
15 life sentences. -Consecutive life sentences.
-Consecutive life sentences. And we don't quite --
We know a little bit what you did.
But maybe a traitor to the US... -Mm-hmm.
-Is what I'm going to say. But what happens is,
the U.S. government needs your help.
-Right. So I was chasing -- let's just call him a big bad.
I did something. I'm America's worst traitor.
I go to prison to serve 15 consecutive life sentences.
And then the FBI needs me because of the information
that I have about the case.
So, I, my character, Erica,
I kind of look at every second that I'm spending
outside of prison as kind of like the afterlife.
So -- -Yeah.
-You have to decide if you can trust her,
if she's manipulating you.
It's all about perception. It's a character-based thriller.
-It's really good. -Thanks.
-And there's a twist where you're like --
"oh, I didn't think that was going to happen."
I have a theory, but I'll say it off --
-Camera. -Yeah, I'll say it,
but I have a theory, maybe, of...
-Okay. -...where your character goes.
I think I kind of get it. -Great.
-But it's good. It's fantastic.
It's on this Monday after "The Voice" premiere.
We have a clip. Here's Jennifer Carpenter
in a brand-New show called "The Enemy Within."
It premieres Monday at 10:00 p.m.
after "The Voice." Check it out.
-I can do more -- -No.
There's no redemption for people like you.
You're a traitor, and you're a killer.
-You don't think I know that?
I wake up every day knowing those four people are dead
because of me. -They have names!
Those four people have names.
-Steven Haibach.
Brian Laneck.
Desiree Villareal.
And Elaine Heffron, your fiancée.
I know their names, Agent Keaton.
I know the names of their parents and their children.
I know everything about them
because I've lived with their ghosts for the last three years.
-And so have I.
-Ohh. [ Cheers and applause ]
Ooh! -[ Laughs ]
Jennifer Carpenter right there. "The Enemy Within"!
[ Cheers and applause ]
10:00 p.m. Monday night
following the season premiere of "The Voice."