Full TV Producer Roundtable: Peter Morgan, Issa Lopez, Steven Zaillian, Francesca Sloane & More

Six of TV's top creatives sit down with THR's Mikey O'Connell for THR's TV Producer Roundtable. Peter Morgan ('The Crown'), Issa Lopez ('True Detective: Night Country'), Jonathan Nolan ('Fallout'), Francesca Sloane ('Mr. & Mrs. Smith'), Steven Zaillian ('Ripley') and Jen Statsky ('Hacks') go deep on the worst part of pitching in 2024, their most intimidating scenes and the bleak tone of recent executive conversations.

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Full TV Producer Roundtable: Peter Morgan, Issa Lopez, Steven Zaillian, Francesca Sloane & More

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[missmelonah]

no audience, it ruins the intimacy of the conversations

[theogoldberg]

Wonderful roundtable. Projects from all over the world with many different points of view stories and talents. Heartfelt THANK YOU #TheHollywoodReporter

[zukonjs]

Hacks is one of the funniest and smartest shows ever. Jean Smart is a hell of a performer.

[stardust]

Issa is so delightful! Loved this roundtable, wish we had more of these, not just for awards campaigning.

[pppmanly]

I was drawn to this because of Peter Morgan ('The Crown'), but I enjoyed the conversation with all these interesting guests. The host was great too.

[pedrobarragan]

I love this lineup! I definitely think mixing the Comedy showrunner with the Drama showrunners is something they should do moving forward. I'm bummed that Rachel Kondo or Justin Marks weren't present, it would've been cool to seem them interact with the others. Also, glad to see Issa Lopez sitting where Nic Pizzolatto used to.

[davidlovescinema]

Mikey O'Connell is definitely a better moderator than anyone else at the Hollywood Reporter. He asks maybe the most interesting questions. Well done!

[senguptasayn]

Great ensemble.most of them are so funny.had a great time.many thanks.

[tedtamada]

Just going to say, Ripley is a masterpiece

[AndyWarhol]

So much more impressive than your comedy roundtable.

[chatloaves]

This new format with the audience is... not great.

[gussygoro]

Jonathan Nolan is the worst human I’ve ever encountered. He’s a serial plagiarist who ruined my friend’s career by stealing his DKR script. Look at how everyone is disgusted by him here. Nolan’s such a creep. He enjoys putting people into cavity search danger. The worst!

[oldschoolabrahamhicks]

Nooo not an audience again lol. It's so odd

[magdalenabuczek]

Great conversation but no audience with forced laughs next time please :)

[dealerovski]

43:44 what show is he talking about? Blewee what?

[beatjunkybg]

You really want to have an audience there huh? Even though everyone hated it the last time

[nosaintiago]

everyone here seems so shy except for Issa Lopez

[whatiwasgoingtosay]

Are we going to get any Baby Reindeer representation at one of these round tables? Maybe for writers or directors?

[i.k.]

Why on earth would you give Issa Lopez space?

[kelwinkwel]

I know it’s not always doable but having the audience sit in is so awesome.