Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast
Designed to help you navigate the screenwriting industry, Final Draft, interviews working screenwriters, agents, managers, and producers to show you how successful executives and writers make a living writing and working with screenplays, and how you can use their knowledge to break into the industry. Subscribe today to catch every episode!
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Write On: 'Anatomy of a Fall' Writer/Director Justine Triet
“Starting to write a project like this, we always begin with a set of very strong personal desires,” says Anatomy of a Fall writer/director Justine Triet, adding, “I’m quite reticent of scripts that …
Write On: 'Suitable Flesh' Writer Dennis Paoli
“I’m not happy with a script unless I can look through it and find at least five or six pages where there’s no dialogue – where the story tells itself through imagery,” says horror screenwriter Denni…
Write On: 'Appendage' Writer/Director Anna Zlokovic
“The Fly was our biggest reference," first time feature writer/director Anna Zlokovic tells Final Draft's Write On podcast about her inspiration for her horror film Appendage. The spooky thriller is …
Write On: 'Teenage Euthanasia' Co-creators Alissa Nutting and Alyson Levy
Adult Swim’s animated sitcom Teenage Euthanasia is back for season 2.
Set in a futuristic Florida, the Fantasy family is back at it with comedy and unbearable suffering. The show’s cast includes Che…
Write On: 'Golda' Writer and Producer Nicholas Martin
The new film Golda – starring a bewitching Helen Mirren as Golda Meir, the Iron Lady of Israel, was written and produced by Nicholas Martin. Martin is best known for writing the 2016 film Florence Fo…
Write On: 'Physical' Showrunner Annie Weisman
The Apple TV+ series Physical, starring Rose Byrne, is set to launch its third and final season on August 2. Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, Physcial is a half…
Write On: 'Joy Ride' Screenwriters Teresa Hsiao and Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
When one woman's business trip turns into a quest to find her family, things get super funny in the new comedy Joy Ride, a raunchy road trip movie with a global spin. The film stars Oscar-nominee Ste…
Write On: 'Justified: City Primeval' Showrunner Michael Dinner
The world out there is a brutal place. If you have a hankering for some of the rough justice you remember from old-school lawman Raylan Givens – you’re in luck. Justified: City Primeval is about to d…
Write On with 'Cruel Summer' Showrunner Elle Triedman
With an excited fanbase and even more exciting plot twists, the drama/thriller series Cruel Summer is back for Season 2 on Freeform. Final Draft sat down with showrunner Elle Triedman to talk about m…
Write On with 'Wednesday' Creators Al Gough and Miles Millar
The surprise hit and breakout role for Jenna Ortega as the titular character in Netflix's spin off of the Addams Family, Wednesday, was just as exciting to create as it is to watch. "The writer's roo…
Write On with 'Big George Foreman' Writer/Director George Tillman Jr.
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World tells the emotional journey of the world famous boxer from his poor upbringings in Texas to his rise …
Write On with 'Daisy Jones & the Six' Co-Showrunner Scott Neustadter
The story of how Daisy Jones & the Six went from book to TV show is a fascinating one. Scott Neustadter, best known for comedies like 500 Days of Summer and The Disaster Artist, was sent the unpublis…
Write On with 'Blindspotting' Co-Creator Rafael Casal
Final Draft's Write On podcast series sits down with co-creator Rafael Casal on the second season of his half-hour comedy series Blindspotting. The show centers on Ashley, who lives in Oakland, Calif…
Write On with 'The Woman King' Writer Dana Stevens
Written by screenwriter Dana Stevens, The Woman King is a historical epic about an all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey during the 17th to the 19th centuries. Th…
Write On with 'Triangle of Sadness' Writer Ruben Östlund
Triangle of Sadness is a satirical black comedy from writer/director Ruben Ostlund. The film, staring Woody Harrelson, takes the world of luxury boating to the next level with its wry comedy that exp…
Write On with 'The Northman' Co-Writers Robert Eggers and Sjón
From visionary director Robert Eggers, The Northman follows a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) on a quest to avenge his father's murder. Eggers and his co-writer, Sjón, chatted with Final D…
Write On with 'Till' Co-Writer-Director Chinonye Chukwu
Based on the true story of Mamie Till, Till follows Mamie as she seeks justice for the brutal lynching of her son, Emmett Till. When asked about how she chose to capture Mamie's spirit on the page, …
Write On with 'Reasonable Doubt' Showrunner Raamla Mohamed
From Little Fires Everywhere writer Raamla Mohamed, Reasonable Doubt follows Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi), a fearless defense attorney in Los Angeles who bucks the justice system every chance s…
Write On with 'Send Help' Co-Creators Jean Elie & Mike Gauyo
From Insecure alumni Jean Elie and Mike Gauyo, Send Help follows a first-generation Haitian American (Elie) struggling to overcome the challenges in Hollywood while coming to terms with a recent fam…
Write On with 'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.' Filmmakers Adamma and Adanne Ebo
Based on writer-director Adamma Ebo's 2018 short film of the same name, Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. follows Trinitie Childs (Regina Hall), the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Chu…