E56 - Indie Panel: In The Room: Creating A Network TV Series

Our guests are:

• Dan Levy - Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer (Indebted, Goldbergs)
• Neel Shah - Producer/Writer (The Bold Type, Messy)

 

Topics include:

• Setting Up The Show
• What is the basic structure and roles in a writers’ room?
• What typically happens in a staffing interview?
• What is a showrunner and why do networks use this structure?

 

Dan Levy is a comedian-writer-producer based in Los Angeles. He is currently the creator and executive producer of the NBC comedy Indebted starring Fran Drescher. Dan previously wrote on shows like The Goldbergs and Whitney, and since getting his start as a comedian in college, he has performed on numerous late night shows and Comedy Central and in 2016 he released a special for NBC’s comedy network Seeso.

 

Neel Shah is a producer and writer, known for The Bold Type (2017), Powerless (2017) and Men at Work (2012). He also created a new show coming out on Netflix in October called Messy. It’s a 6-episode comedy that was shot in India!

 

Thank you to The Wrap, WDSE-WRPT in Duluth, and the National Academy of TV Arts & Sciences for supporting Catalyst Storieroad.