Developing an idea for a TV show poses a unique challenge for screenwriters: coming up with a story that can itself generate many more stories for future episodes. Join WGA screenwriter and Arc Studio Head of Writing Micah Cratty live in conversation with veteran TV creator and showrunner Peter Ocko to hear how they approach the challenge and ask your questions.
About Peter Ocko
Peter Ocko has written and produced for many popular television series, including Lodge 49 (showrunner), Pushing Daisies (co-showrunner), Moonhaven (creator, showrunner), The Office, The Leftovers, Elementary, and Black Sails. Ocko began his career as a staff writer on the HBO series Not Necessarily the News, followed by a string of single-camera comedies in the ’90s, writing for such shows as Parker Lewis Can’t Loseand Dinosaurs. Crossing over to drama, he wrote on Dead Like Me and Boston Legal, and then created and ran the CBS medical drama 3lbs starring Stanley Tucci.
