Showrunners on TV staffing season without agents
Podcast |
The Business
Publisher |
KCRW
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
TV & Film
Publication Date |
May 10, 2019
Episode Duration |
00:28:33

It’s TV staffing season: when writers look for jobs. But this year, writers have fired their agents in their battle over packaging fees. Still, showrunners Mike Royce and Valentina Garza say the seats in the writers rooms will be filled. They tell us about building a writing staff without agents, and Royce gives us an update on 'One Day at a Time.'

It’s TV staffing season: when writers look for jobs. But this year, writers have fired their agents in their battle over packaging fees. Still, showrunners Mike Royce and Valentina Garza say the seats in the writers rooms will be filled. They tell...

With TV staffing season well underway, we invited two showrunners, Valentina Garza and Mike Royce, to tell us how they are managing at an unprecedented time in the business. As the Writers Guild battles the big talent agencies, Garza and Royce had to put together writing staffs without the help of agents for the first time ever. They tell us how they’re handling staffing through resources like an online portal, hashtags and meetups. And Royce, who’s co-creator of the canceled Netflix series ‘One Day at a Time,’ gives us an update on the status of that sitcom.

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