Feb 18, 2022
Promised Land is an epic, generation-spanning ABC
drama about two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in
California's Sonoma Valley. Showrunner and creator Matt Lopez tells
Write On: “The show… tackles immigration, assimilation, what it
means to chase the American dream, what it means to achieve the
American dream, and the costs that are sometimes extracted from us
when we try and achieve it or maintain it.”
Matt goes on to talk about how a writer’s room works and gives
advice to up-and-coming TV scribes: “I would say the most frequent
advice I give to writers is... if you haven't already developed a
thick skin, develop one. The barriers to entry in screenwriting,
television writing - they're extremely high, and it can be hard to
bust in. But if you keep working and keep at it, I do believe
eventually your talent will get recognized.”
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