684 - Landing a Series with Eric Kripke
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John welcomes writer and showrunner Eric Kripke (The Boys, Supernatural) to look at planning out a multi-season series. They chart Eric’s early career from shorts to showrunner, how he developed Supernatural, his process for structuring seasons of The Boys, and how great TV shows stick the landing.

We also answer listener questions on lone character episodes and emulating comic panels on screen.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Eric spills on everything blood, guts and gore.

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• Eric Kripke on IMDb) and Instagram)
• The Boys)
• Battle of the Sexes) short film
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• Strange Darling)
• The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast)
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