Newsletter | June 25, 2021

NEW PODCAST:

HACKS CO CREATOR & WRITER JEN STATSKY

HBO’s Hacks explores a dark comedic mentorship.

5 SCREENWRITING TAKEAWAYS:

PLAN B

How the comedy makes the quest for the ‘morning after’ pill hysterical.

EDGAR WRIGHT TALKS SPARKS BROTHERS

The director discusses his hit doco and the role music plays in his movies.

"Showrunning is really hard in a lot of ways, but you also recognize that it's such a privilege to get to make your idea and have really talented, wonderful writers and crew across the board come in and work on your idea… I was in so many writers' rooms before this, and I think what I really benefit from and have benefitted from is just having really great mentors."

- Jen Statsky, co-creator and writer of Hacks

EMMYS® WATCH:

PEN15

Co-creator Sam Zvibleman looks back on the show’s trajectory.

THE POWER OF TRANS STORYTELLING

An interview with the team behind Hulu’s Changing the Game doco.

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