Drama Writers Talk Casting the Perfect Actor and the Pressures of Showrunning: ‘People Are Looking at You to Steer the Story’

By Isabelle Farina

Isabelle Farina

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Whether it’s waiting on a renewal for another season or tackling how to extend a character’s storyline, TV drama creators are almost always dealing with perpetual stress. Katori Hall, the creator, executive producer and showrunner of “P-Valley,” decided to unwind between seasons this year by getting her pilot’s license.

“Only a showrunner would relax by getting their pilot’s license,” Elizabeth Meriwether, the executive producer and creator of “Furious,” quipped at Variety’s annual Night in the Writers’ Room: Awards Season Edition.

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