On Story

Season 15

2025 · 15 episodes

A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.

Episodes

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   1. On the Last of US: A Conversation With Craig Mazin

   26 Apr 2025

   Emmy Award-winning creator and showrunner Craig Mazin talks about adapting a video game into the episodic television drama series "The Last of Us."

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   2. A Conversation With Kathleen Kennedy

   3 May 2025

   Producer Kathleen Kennedy reflects on her career producing such films as "E.T.," "Back to the Future" and "Schindler's List" and shares stories and inspiration from her decades of experience.

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   3. On the Making of Sing Sing

   10 May 2025

   Screenwriter and producer Clint Bentley and producer Monique Walton discuss the making of "Sing Sing," and how they developed a script inspired by a real life rehabilitation through the arts program.

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   4. Script to Screen: American Psycho

   17 May 2025

   Screenwriter Guinevere Turner discusses writing "American Psycho."

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   5. On Vida: A Conversation With Tanya Saracho

   24 May 2025

   Creator and showrunner Tanya Saracho explains her creative process behind "Vida," the comedy-drama series that follows two sisters who return home after the death of their mother.

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   6. Script to Screen: Twisters

   31 May 2025

   Screenwriter Mark L. Smith discusses writing "Twisters" and his process crafting plot-driven action and compelling conflicts.

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   7. On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone

   7 Jun 2025

   Writer-producer Tony Rettenmaier and director Juel Taylor talk about "They Cloned Tyrone" and how they incorporated socio-political commentary into the science fiction, comedy-mystery film.

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   8. Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica

   14 Jun 2025

   Writer and creator Ronald D. Moore discusses the process from concept to completion of "Battlestar Galactica."

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   9. A Conversation With Meg LeFauve

   21 Jun 2025

   Screenwriter Meg LeFauve outlines her path to Pixar and her work on "Inside Out" and "Inside Out 2."

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    10. On Shogun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo

    28 Jun 2025

    Writers and creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo discuss the process of crafting the historical drama "Shogun."

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    11. Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman

    5 Jul 2025

    Writers Joe Lawson and Alison Flierl discuss writing "BoJack Horseman" and techniques behind exploring the human condition through an anthropomorphic horse.

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    12. On Challengers: A Conversation With Justin Kuritzkes

    12 Jul 2025

    Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses his process writing "Challengers."

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    13. On YA Drama: A Conversation With Julie Plec

    19 Jul 2025

    Julie Plec, creator of the teen drama "The Vampire Diaries," talks about her process molding the series and its many spinoffs.

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    14. The Last Showgirl With Gia Coppola

    26 Jul 2025

    Director Gia Coppola reflects on working with the cast of "The Last Showgirl," and how they depicted an inspiring story of change and transformation.

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    15. A Conversation With Rian Johnson

    2 Aug 2025

    Writer, producer and director Rian Johnson discusses the "Knives Out" franchise and the art of molding a great mystery.