233 | TV Development: Everything You Need To Know (ft. Glen Mazzara)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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JOIN TSL WORKSHOPS: https://tslworkshops.circle.so Glen Mazzara has produced, created and/or showran a litany of amazing projects. His impressive resume includes The Walking Dead (he showran seasons 2 and 3) and Damien, which he also created. But even Glen is the first to admit that there's a certain amount of luck that comes with getting the coveted greenlight. Navigating producers, networks, and the studio can be a complicated game of chess, but today, Glen breaks the game down with a refreshing amount of candor.

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0:00.0	The devastating fires in LA have impacted much of Hollywood and the TSL community, and our hearts are with you.
0:06.0	We recorded this episode before the fires, but have decided to air it in hopes that we might be able to bring just a little bit of comfort and normalcy during a difficult time.
0:15.0	And remember, you are not alone.
0:17.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the screenwriting life. I'm Meglopo.
0:22.0	And I'm Lorian McKenna.
0:25.9	And today we're thrilled to be chatting with veteran TV writer and showrunner, Glenn Mazara.
0:27.0	Glenn has worked on some of TV's most iconic shows, including The Shield and the
0:30.9	Walking Dead, where he served as a showrunner for seasons two and three. He also created and he was the showrunner for Crash for Stars and Damien for
0:40.1	A&E. Glenn has worked across multiple genres and formats, some original and some based on IP,
0:45.9	which makes him the perfect guest to talk about what it really means to be a TV writer in today's
0:51.0	every evolving landscape. Hi, Glenn. Welcome to the show. Hi, thanks for having me.
0:56.1	Yes, thanks for being here. We're really excited to talk to you about all things television and
1:01.8	development in television, the highs, the lows and all of it. But first, and maybe it'll all
1:08.1	wrap into the same thing, we'll see. But first we're going to talk
1:10.9	about adventures in screenwriting, or how was your week? We'll let Lorian start. Lorian, how is your
1:16.6	week? So a project that I thought was dead has a little glimmer of breath back into it. It was
1:24.0	something I've been in development on for a couple of years, ready to pitch right before
1:28.7	the strike. That didn't happen. Post strike, everything's recalibrating. And so I kind of was feeling like,
1:35.1	oh, well, I don't know where the fight is with this. Like, I don't quite know what to do. So I just kind of
1:39.8	became passive about it and then kind of has some breath back in it, which was great. So I'm
1:45.5	excited about that. And then I also did some teaching this week. I got a chance to teach a high
1:50.6	school class through the Hamanitas for Writers Program. They do a program at Hollywood High School.
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