Ep. 301 | The Shakespearean Level Stakes of NEMESIS w/ Courtney A. Kemp

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Lorien McKenna is joined by Co-Creator and showrunner of the hit Netflix Series Nemesis. Courtney talks about seeing her protagonists in ACTION, how she created worthy adversaries, and how the pilot really is the show. Courtney adores Shakespeare and highlights how season 6 of her first smash hit, Power is as she says "Richard The Third". A fabulous episode filled with incredible inspiration for new and emerging writers. Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL Workshops⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Episode Links: Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TSL merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TSL on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Screenwriting Life is produced and edited by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Alcheh.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Attention all passengers.
0:04.0	The Uber ride for Jeff's rugby team will depart in five minutes from Platform 15.
0:10.0	Your ride comes with six toilets and a refreshments carriage that you'll empty within five minutes.
0:16.0	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
0:19.0	Trains on Uber.
0:22.0	Hey everyone.
0:22.8	Welcome back to TSL. I'm Lori Ann McKenna.
0:25.0	And today we are talking to the brilliant Courtney A. Kemp, writer, showrunner.
0:30.2	I imagine you're a producer as well.
0:31.7	Yeah, showrunner's producer.
0:33.5	Courtney studied at Brown, then received her master's in English literature at Columbia University.
0:38.7	She started her career in journalism, working at publications like Mademoiselle, GQ, and then was
0:43.2	writing for the J. Crew catalog. She made her way to L.A. and was staffed on shows like the Bernie Mac show,
0:48.7	the Good Wife, Hawaii 5O, and the Beauty and the Bee series, which I have so many questions about.
0:53.7	I loved that show.
0:55.8	Courtney had a fortuitous meeting with 50 Cent and producer Mark Canton, which led to her
1:00.2	selling her first series to Stars, Power.
1:03.2	Power has become a massive universe, which currently has three spinoff series and more to come.
1:07.7	In 2021, she signed an overall deal with Netflix.
1:10.6	She co-created Nemesis with
1:12.4	her fiancée, Tani Moroli, and serves as a showrunner. Nemesis is her first offering on the streamer
1:18.2	and is out right now, which everyone should go see. And welcome to the show, Courtney.
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