Breaking into TV isn’t just about writing a great pilot — it’s about finding your way into the room where it happens.
TheWrap’s Loree Seitz has advice for aspiring writers looking to land that first writers’ room role in the latest #TradeSecrets.
#TradeSecrets: TV writers’ rooms are shrinking and competition is fiercer than ever.
For the fifth installment in TheWrap's series, 14 showrunners break down what actually gets aspiring writers noticed in today’s TV landscape.
Read the full story by @LoreeSeitz at the link in bio.
#TheWrapMagazine: #RenateReinsve is back for her fourth Cannes for #Fjord, a drama by Romanian writer-director Cristian Mungiu (“4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days”) in which Reinsve and #SebastianStan star as a Norwegian-Romanian couple who move to a small town in Norway, where their conservative religious lifestyle clashes with their liberal neighbors’ values, putting uncomfortable scrutiny on their parenting decisions.
Awards executive editor Steve Pond sat down with Reinsve to discuss the festival that launched her career five years ago — and this time, she says, “I have less imposter syndrome.”
Read the full interview at the link in bio.
Photographer: Nolan Zangas @nolanzangas
Microdramas, sports, and streaming series, oh my!
It was a busy week with Upfronts this week and TheWrap's Kayla Cobb has you covered - Here were the six biggest takeaways from the presentations from Disney, Amazon, Netflix, and more
#AubreyPlaza reveals how her real-life cat Kevin inspired her new animated series, sharing the loosely true story behind the show and how Jason Schwartzman came on board to voice the chaotic feline. 🐈⬛
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Horror Confessions: #Obsession
Curry Barker, Andy Richter, Inde Navarrette, and the team behind #ObsessionMovie share the first horror films they were ever obsessed with.
Byron Allen’s “Comics Unleashed” will take over the time slot of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” next week, while Allen Media Group’s “Funny You Should Ask,” a comedy game show hosted by Jon Kelley, will have back-to-back half-hour episodes from 12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT.
“Between the two time periods, they’re saving approximately $150 million+ per year, just on production and marketing. That does not include what I’m paying [for the time slot]. So it’s a great deal for CBS.”
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#SigourneyWeaver was honored with her Hand and Footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre today, where she was joined by #JamesCameron, #PedroPascal, and more of her friends and family from across the galaxy 📸
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🚨 Spoiler alert for the season finale of #OffCampus!
Like the first novel in Elle Kennedy’s bestselling book series, Prime Video’s “Off Campus” gives a happy ending to Hannah and Garrett, but gets there in a slightly different way from Kennedy’s “The Deal.”
Series showrunners Louisa Levy and Gina Fattore break down those changes to TheWrap, and tease their longterm plans for the show – including how they're planning to handle the timeline.
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#JohnTravolta received a surprise Honorary Palme d’Or from #Cannes director Thierry Frémaux at the French film festival ahead of the screening of his directorial debut, “Propeller One-Way Night Coach.”
“My God. This is a humbling moment, humbling moment, so thank you Thierry from the bottom of my heart. I was just happy to be here, I never expected this. This is beyond the Oscar, really," Travolta said.
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Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial in New York has once again been declared a mistrial after the jury remained deadlocked after three days of deliberations.
The disgraced movie mogul was facing one charge of third-degree rape involving aspiring actress Jessica Mann, which previously ended in a June 2025 mistrial.
Prosecutors now have 30 more days to decide whether to try the case for a fourth time.
More details at the link in bio.
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