After weeks in television limbo, One Day at a Time has been picked up by Pop, a CBS-owned cable network. And millions of us breathed a little easier. Gloria Calderón Kellett, the co-showrunner and executive producer, very publicly declared the vital role ODAAT plays in today’s television landscape. She talks with Alicia about her rise through Hollywood’s writers’ rooms, and reveals her plans to take her storytelling to the next level.

Follow Gloria on Twitter @everythingloria and IG @gloriakellett. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/when-gentefied-co-creator-linda-yvette-chavez-realized-she-couldnt-quit">Linda Yvette Chavez and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/why-tv-showrunner-ilana-pena-craves-complicated-girl-characters">Ilana Peña for more on creating Latina shows in Hollywood. Follow Gloria on Twitter @everythingloria and IG @gloriakellett. If you loved this episode, listen to to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/when-gentefied-co-creator-linda-yvette-chavez-realized-she-couldnt-quit">Linda Yvette Chavez and to-latina.simplecast.com/episodes/why-tv-showrunner-ilana-pena-craves-complicated-girl-characters">Ilana Peña for more on creating Latina shows in Hollywood.