The Roadmap of a Showrunner. How to Make a Series Successful

Series have long become more popular than feature films! But creating a truly quality series that lasts more than one season, like «The Walking Dead» — is quite a challenge! Neil Landau spoke with the most successful showrunners in Hollywood... and learned their working methods and professional secrets. 29 top producers and screenwriters share how beloved series from around the world were born. • How does the producer and screenwriter of «House M.D.» work? • Where did the characters of «How I Met Your Mother» come from? • Why are Shonda Rhimes' series so popular? «Grey's Anatomy», «Scandal». • How did Vince Gilligan come up with «Breaking Bad». • Where does the plot start for the screenwriter and producer of «Dexter»? Neil Landau is an American producer, screenwriter, playwright, director, and consultant. Among his films and television works are the teen comedy «Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead», «Melrose Place», «The Magnificent Seven», «Doogie Howser, M.D.», «The Secret World of Alex Mack», «Undressed from MTV», and the animated film «Finnick». «Neil's book should be read by anyone who is serious about the art of writing scripts for television. The author's analysis of fundamental truths is very clear, precise, and interesting. But it is the interviews one-on-one with showrunners who are experiencing the peak of their careers that truly make this book a treasure: the reader feels like they are observing through a hidden camera the best specialists in the field.» — Channing Dungey, executive vice president for drama series at the American television network ABC Entertainment Group