546 - Limited Series
John welcomes writer/creators Liz Meriwether (New Girl, The Dropout) and Liz Hannah (The Girl from Plainville, The Post) to discuss the genre/form of “limited series based on actual events.” Meriwether and Hannah explain what compelled them to each project and the process of realizing each story on screen. We also play a lightning round of How Would This Be A Movie, looking at movements like ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ and #FreeBritney. In our bonus segment for premium members, the Lizzes share their experiences making their shows while pregnant. Links: The Dropout on Hulu and The Dropout Podcast The Girl from Plainville Show and the Esquire article by Jesse Barron Liz Meriwether Liz Hannah on Twitter Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid by Jonathan Haidt for the Atlantic Notorious Alfred Hitchcock Film AI art – MidJourney and Dall-E Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Twitter John August on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Nico Mansy (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.