The Black List & WIF Set 2024 Episodic Lab Participants
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The Black List and WIF have announced the participants of the 2024 Episodic Lab, which focuses on preparing women writers and writers of underrepresented genders for a career in television writing. “Coming out of an incredibly challenging year for our industry, the Black List and WIF are dedicated to ensuring talented writers of all genders still have the opportunities they need to be discovered, supported, and most importantly hired in the world of television,” said Megan Halpern, Senior Vice President at the Black List.
Maikiko James, Senior Program Director at WIF, added, “We’re thrilled about this year’s class of Episodic writers and the stories they have to share and we’re excited for them to join the rich community we’ve cultivated over the last eight years of this Lab.” Mentors for this year include Glen Mazzara (The Dark Towter), Liz Hannah (The Girl From Plainville), Andy Siara (The Resort), Krista Vernoff (Grey’s Anatomy), and Monica Owusu-Breen (Percy Jackson and the Olympians).
Nearly 50 writers have gone through the Episodic Lab since its inception in 2016, and more than half of the Lab alumni are currently staffed and working in television.
Submissions for the 2025 Episodic Lab are also open today. South Bay: In a rural Texas town, two teenagers commit suicide after being hypnotized by their high school principal.
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