“…if I take an episode, that’s taking the episode away from somebody on staff. I work on an overall deal, so I actually don’t make any more money if I write an episode, whereas if they write episode, it adds to their salary.”
An actual showrunner has entered the chat.
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Shawn Ryan On Why He Didn’t Write Script For S3 Of ‘The Night Agent’, “Devastating” Trend Of Writers Not Producing & Pain Of “Buyer’s Market” For Talent
'The Night Agent' EP Shawn Ryan on why did not write script for S3, "devastating" trend of writers not producing and a "buyers market" for talent.
