![]() ![]() ![]() I’m excited about the reception of the show. So there’s a lot of different things going on, but, yeah, I’m excited about the show. And then I got to get back to my writing as well and my producing. And it’s all very exciting, but it’s also stressful. We did a premiere yesterday in New York and there’s going to be a DC screening and I go to Washington DC for three days of press and then I’m going to London day for four days of press. Yeah, I mean, in general, to be honest with you, it’s just intense right now, releasing the show. So I just want to start out actually by saying, how are you doing, in general, but also in light of the bankruptcy ruling? How are you feeling? Danny Strong: ![]() So I feel like actually I might be a little bit out of my depth in this conversation because it is such a complex issue. And it was sort of always happening, but I don’t think I was not nearly not aware as I should’ve been. Yeah, how much I didn’t know and how much it actually has affected my generation. And I’m going to echo Jason in saying thank you so much for making this series, because I feel like I discovered how much I didn’t know. In this episode, we talk about how he weaved four stories across three timelines, writing stories that spark national conversations, and how falling into you YouTube holes can be a part of your process.ĭanny, thank you so much for joining us today. Danny’s also the co-creator of the Fox series Empire, the writer of the Hunger Games Mockingjay Part One and Two, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and the Writers Guild award winning films, Game Change, and Recount. Dopesick is an eight episode series depicting the full scope of the opioid crisis. Today, I’m excited to be joined by Danny Strong, creator and co-writer of the new Hulu series Dopesick. In each episode, you’re going to hear from the people behind your favorite films and television series, talking about their writing process, how they got their project from the page to the screen, and so much more. Hi, I’m Geri Cole, and you’re listening to On Writing, a podcast from the Writer’s Guild of America East. If you like OnWriting, please subscribe to our show wherever you listen to podcasts, and be sure to rate us on iTunes. Mix, tech production, and original music by Stock Boy Creative. Associate Producer & Designer is Molly Beer. The series was created and produced by Jason Gordon. OnWriting is an official podcast of the Writers Guild of America, East. She is currently a full-time staff and interactive writer for SESAME STREET, for which she has received a Writers Guild Award and two Daytime Emmys. Seasons 7-10 of OnWriting are hosted by Geri Cole, a writer and performer based in New York City. Defying all the odds, heroes will emerge in an intense and thrilling ride to take down the craven corporate forces behind this national crisis and their allies. The eight-episode series, viewers to the epicenter of America’s struggle with opioid addiction, from the boardrooms of Big Pharma, to a distressed Virginia mining community, to the hallways of the DEA. The drama series, which Danny created is showrunner for, examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history. ![]() His credits since then have included co-creating the hit series EMPIRE, and writing the screenplays for THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1 and PART 2, LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER and the 2017 biopic REBEL IN THE RYE. He earned a Writers Guild Award for his debut feature screenplay, the 2008 HBO political drama RECOUNT, as well as for the 2012 HBO film GAME CHANGE. Though he was initially best known for his roles in TV shows like BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and GILMORE GIRLS, he quickly made a name for himself as a screenwriter. Host Geri Cole speaks with Danny Strong-creator and showrunner of the new Hulu series DOPESICK-about how he wove four stories across three timelines, writing stories that spark national conversations, and how falling into YouTube holes can be a part of the writing process.ĭanny Strong is a writer, director, and actor. ![]()
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