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Write On with 'The 355' Co-Writer Theresa Rebeck

February 15, 2022

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, a wild card CIA agent joins forces with three international agents on a lethal mission to retrieve it, while staying a step ahead of a mysterious woman who's tracking their every move in this actio...

Write On with 'Cyrano' Screenwriter Erica Schmidt

February 10, 2022

Cyrano is a musical drama starring Peter Dinklage based on screenwriter Erica Schmidt’s stage play of the same name. Erica talks to Write On about transitioning from writing for the theater to screenwriting: "It was challenging because I didn't know ...

Write On with 'A Journal for Jordan' Screenwriter Virgil Williams

February 4, 2022

Directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan, A Journal for Jordan is based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Screen...

Write On with 'Archive 81' Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine

January 28, 2022

The hit Netflix horror series is adapted from a found footage horror podcast about ritual, stories, and sound. Showrunner Rebecca talks to Write On about the adaptation process: "In terms of adapting something, you just have to crack it wide open, an...

Write On with 'Spencer' Screenwriter Steven Knight

January 19, 2022

The acclaimed British screenwriter, showrunner and producer breaks down writing the haunting Princess Diana biopic for director Pablo Lorrain ( Jackie): "The instruction I gave to myself is that because this is a princess and it's a castle, it's a fa...

Write On with ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’ Co-Writer Saeed Crumpler – Part II

December 29, 2021

In this special 2-part episode of Write On we talk to Flatbush Misdemeanors staff writer and co-writer of Hip Hop Family Christmas Saeed Crumpler about his career transition from rapper to screenwriter: "Coming from music, I used to look at each song...

Write On with ‘The Witcher’ Showrunner Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

December 21, 2021

The hit Netflix series starring Henry Cavill returns! Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts. Showrunner Lauren tells Write On: "I think I always think about...

Write On with ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’ Co-Writer Saeed Crumpler – Part I

December 17, 2021

In this special 2-part episode of Write On we talk to Flatbush Misdemeanors staff writer and co-writer of Hip Hop Family Christmas Saeed Crumpler about going from rapper to screenwriter: "I had to make a change; I always loved film, and I just went b...

Write On with 'Desus & Mero' Writer Robert Kornhauser

December 15, 2021

The late night TV writer talks to Write On about breaking in and his early inspirations: "I was kind of the weird kid who at, like, 11 was watching David Letterman… [the realization] came to me in my very early teens like, 'Oh, this guy's not just sa...