Happy Screenplay Saturday Stage 32!

I hope you all had a beautiful and creative week. I was catching up on the trades this week (following the very sage wisdom of our founder and CEO Richard "RB" Botto: Always read the trades and know what is going on in the business of entertainment!) and I came across an article from Deadline Hollywood about the Emmy-nominated HBO Max show Hacks. I haven't had the chance to watch this show yet, but it is at the top of my list because Jean Smart is a brilliant actor (raise your hand if you remember her recurring role in Frasier as Lana Gardner *raises hand*)

This show has received a whopping 15 Emmy-nominations this year, one of which is for outstanding writing on the pilot episode. Deadline shared a brief Q&A with the writers Jen Statsky, Lucia Aniello, and Paul W. Downs, as well as provided a download for the pilot script. Give it a read and let me know what you think in the comments below! What did you love? What bits of character development inspired you?

No matter what hat you wear in the industry, reading scripts is a great way to flex your creative filmmaking muscles. So grab your libation of choice and snuggle up with this delightful weekend read.

Click Here to download the Pilot Script of Hacks