"Comedy Is Heading into a Very Dangerous Place": The Comedy Showrunners Roundtable
Alec Berg ('Barry' and 'Silicon Valley'), Pamela Adlon ('Better Things'), Whitney Cummings ('Roseanne'), Michael Schur ('The Good Place'), Amy Sherman-Palladino ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel') and Justin Simien ('Dear White People') deconstruct the role and fate of humor in a culture where "outrage is a recreational activity."
'Power' Creator Shares the Process of Killing Off a Character, Casting Diversity | Drama Showrunner Roundtable
"The dominoes have to fall a certain way," Kemp told THR.
'The Good Doctor' Creator David Shore on Being True to the "Weaknesses and Strengths" of Autism | Drama Showrunner Roundtable
"It's important that I don't turn him into the magic person with autism," Shore told THR on the central character of the series.
'Looming Tower' Creator Talks Writing Outside His Experiences
"I needed help in the room with people who had direct experience with a lot of it," Futterman told THR.
'The Crown' Creator on Balancing History With Imagination
"You have to constantly ask yourself where you stand in truth and accuracy, and what the responsibility of that is," Morgan told THR.
'Handmaid's Tale' Boss Hired Women Writers "Who Are Honest and Stubborn" | Drama Showrunner Roundtable
"When you have a singular voice in the room, there's no one to challenge it. It's much better when it is a debate," says showrunner Bruce Miller.
Lena Waithe Talks "The Universal Law" for "Othered" Characters in Drama Showrunner Roundtable
"The story could be great and unique and specific, but they're like, 'We don't get it' or 'I don't know that world,'" Waithe told THR.
"All of Us Are on the Verge of Bad Health and Insanity": The Drama Showrunner Roundtable
Dan Futterman ('The Looming Tower'), Courtney Kemp ('Power'), Peter Morgan ('The Crown'), Bruce Miller ('The Handmaid's Tale'), David Shore ('The Good Doctor') and Lena Waithe ('The Chi') open up about race in the writers room, shooting awkward sex scenes and killing off favorite characters: "I was crying while I typed their demise."
Watch THR's Full Uncensored Drama Showrunner Roundtable With Ryan Murphy, Jenji Kohan, Ava DuVernay and More
Also starring Lisa Joy, Noah Hawley and David E. Kelley.
Watch THR's Full, Uncensored Comedy Showrunner Roundtable With Judd Apatow, David Mandel and More
Kenya Barris, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Scott Silveri also joined in the panel discussion.
