Showrunner Sessions is our ongoing event series where we go one-on-one with a showrunner (or showrunning team) to find out, “What exactly does a showrunner do?” Find out what they look for in a writing staff, the lessons they’ve learned on the job, and their approaches to running the writers’ room.
For this session, we learn from Carlton Cuse, the co-creator and showrunner of AppleTV+ limited series Five Days at Memorial. The seasoned showrunner of series such as Locke & Key, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Bates Motel, and LOST shares his approach to the job, from how he staffs his rooms and what skills he’s had to cultivate to how he adapts real-life events for television. Moderated by fellow showrunner Shawn Ryan (S.W.A.T., The Shield).
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