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The Knick' creators Jack Amiel and Michael Begler talk genre-switching, deep research, and working with Steven Soderbergh

Written by Final Draft | December 3, 2015

 

Jack Amiel and Michael Begler’s credits include such films as 'Raising Helen,' The 'Shaggy Dog' and 'Big Miracle.' Now they are getting their hands bloody on the Cinemax TV series 'The Knick,' a Victorian-era medical drama starring Clive Owen and directed by Oscar® winner Steven Soderbergh. Amiel and Begler discuss their influences, the risks they took to break into Hollywood, and the lessons they learned writing on such shows as 'Herman’s Head' and 'Malcolm in the Middle.'

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