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Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writers’ work plays in a show's success. All materials (the script and writers intro) were submitted before the WGA strike began on May 2. It would have…

Editor's note: Deadline's It Starts on the Page features 10 standout drama series scripts in 2023 Emmy contention. It showcases the critical role writer's work plays in a show's success. All materials (the script and writers intro) were submitted before the WGA strike began on May 2. In her Apple TV+…

Sam Levinson began writing a show in 2006 based on his own experience with drugs as a teenager. When he was brought in to adapt the Israeli series Euphoria for HBO, he found the vehicle to infuse his own struggles with addiction and anxiety into the story. The first season of Euphoria premiered in 2019 and landed nine…

Cinco Paul had the idea to create a series that is both a parody of, and an homage to, the Golden Age musicals of the 1940s and ’50s. With his writing partner Ken Daurio, the two created Schmigadoon! as a musical comedy with inside jokes about theater and a talented ensemble of singers. Paul also wrote the original…

Jason Katims approached As We See It with a personal connection: his son is on the autism spectrum. He decided to go fully authentic with the casting, hiring three autistic actors that had an understanding of what it means to be on the spectrum. The choice has led to critical acclaim for the Amazon Prime Video series…

HBO Max’s Hacks earned 15 Emmy nominations and three wins in its debut season including Outstanding Lead Actress for Jean Smart and Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for its creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky. In Season 2, the comedy starring Smart and Hannah Einbinder took the show on the…

Since its 2015 premiere, the Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul has matched the original crime drama's level of acclaim. The AMC and Sony Pictures Television series’ focus on the eponymous shady attorney played by Bob Odenkirk has earned the series 39 Emmy nominations. The sixth and final season had its…

Amy Sherman-Palladino was inspired to create The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by childhood memories of her stand-up comedian father and admiration for early female comics. Her pilot script ended up becoming one of Amazon Prime Video’s most successful series to date: Over the past three seasons, the series has scored 54 Emmy…

Since its debut in 2016, Insecure has garnered critical acclaim for telling the story of the Black female experience via its two leads, Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji). After five seasons and 11 Emmy nominations, Insecure had its series finale in December of last year. The Insecure finale, “Everything Gonna…

Co-produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, the eight-episode first season of Night Sky debuted May 20. Led by Oscar winners Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons, the sci-fi adventure ended with a shocking finale, leaving room for the possibility of another season. The Night Sky pilot, “To the Stars,” is the…

For six seasons, This Is Us has tugged on viewers’ heartstrings with touching stories about the Pearson family dealing with their real-life problems. Dan Fogelman’s stories earned This Is Us a total of 38 Emmy nominations and four wins over five seasons, and the series ended May 24 with a finale that hit season-high…

Only Murders in the Building‘s comedic approach to the true-crime obsession took viewers on a thrilling 10-episode whodunnit journey. Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez drew critical acclaim for their performances as the lead podcasting trio, landing the series a Season 2 renewal after only five episodes…