Selome Hailu The conclusions of dramas like “Ozark” and “Better Call Saul” have ruled cultural conversation about TV in 2022, while new shows such as “Bel-Air” and “As We See It” are a sign of the innovation and creativity to come.
Creators and showrunners of some of the top dramas on the small screen came together for Variety’s “A Night in the Writers’ Room” to discuss bringing new ideas to old properties, what it’s like to write a series finale and more.Moderated by TV features editor Emily Longeretta, the event began with a conversation about what it looks like to run a writers’ room under pandemic restrictions.
Each writer offered different perspectives on the pros and cons. Chris Mundy, writer and executive producer of “Ozark” much prefers in-person writing, but he found that keeping the writing staff consistent allowed the Zoom experience to go as smoothly as possible.“In the final season of ‘Ozark,’ we started in the room and four weeks later, the world shut down,” he said. ”We were lucky that we all knew each other; it was the exact same staff from the previous season.
But it’s not conducive to what we do at all. It’s supposed to be like a fun, drunken Thanksgiving dinner [where] everyone follows each other’s lead, and it just doesn’t happen when you’re staring at a screen.
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