Episodes
INSIDER's Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Carlson speaks with Scott Aukerman about struggling in show business and what it was really like to get President Obama to sit down with Zach Galifianakis.
Published 10/12/17
Published 10/12/17
INSIDER's Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Carlson speaks with Michael Schur about how life can eerily imitate art, and how to pitch a show about the afterlife.
Published 10/05/17
INSIDER's Editor-in-Chief Nicholas Carlson speaks with Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro about the end of the world, and balancing marriage with working on a television show.
Published 09/28/17
Stephen Falk had just moved across the country to produce a network tv show. This was his dream. Then he got a call. "It doesn't happen, shows don't get their plugs pulled before they air, which, driving 2,000 miles at that point, I was stewing about. Like, this probably doesn't look good for me, I may never work again. So I thought, ‘well, maybe I should just talk about it, both for therapy and for career management.’ "He wrote about the experience in a tumblr post that went viral, and...
Published 09/21/17
We talked to Dave Andron, the showrunner of "Snowfall" on FX, about the show, race, and success.
Published 09/14/17
Showrunner Prentice Penny discusses HBO's "Insecure," a comedy series created by and starring Issa Rae. Penny is also the star of a new reality series on TruTV called "Upscale with Prentice Penny" that explores the various ways people can upscale their lifestyle.
Published 05/21/17
Showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green discuss their work on the new Starz series "American Gods" — an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel about gods who live among us. Bryan Fuller's previous TV creations includes "Hannibal" and "Pushing Daisies," while Michael Green's acclaimed writing career in comic-related works like "Heroes" and "Smallville."
Published 05/15/17
Showrunner Bruce Miller discusses his TV adaption of Margaret Atwood's dystopian Novel, "The Handmaid's Tale." He covers cast and crew selections, production design, and key creative changes to the plot from the original book.
Published 04/30/17
Alec Berg has had an incredible career. He got his start on Conan O'Brien's show before being hired onto Seinfeld at the height of its popularity. From there he worked with Larry David on Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sacha Baron Cohen on The Dictator, and now produces HBO's hit comedy, Silicon Valley
Published 04/24/17
We talked to Damon Lindelof, the co-creator of "Lost" and HBO's "The Leftovers" to talk about why we shouldn't fear death, why we'll never know the answers to life's mysteries, and a giant balloon version of Gary Busey. Be sure to tune into the 3rd and final season of "The Leftovers," Sundays at 9pm on HBO.
Published 04/17/17
The trailer for the upcoming series "Showrunners," presented by INSIDER. We're interviewing the people who run and produce today's biggest television hits, and diving deep into how a show goes from script, to production, to your screen.
Published 04/14/17