Writing a Female-Driven TV Pilot

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Female-driven television shows have never been more in demand. However, creating your own woman-centric show that lights up the zeitgeist will take more than simply changing your protagonist from a man to a female-identifying character. Whether you’re working on the next "Inventing Anna," "I May Destroy You," or "Russian Doll," this lab will show you how to create an exciting series that executives are hungry to greenlight.

Audience interests are expanding to include women who aren’t cis, straight, white, stable, or put-together, and television executives are listening.

Do you have an idea for a show about what healing looks like in today’s world for womxn?

What is the story YOU are meant to tell?

What irreplicable experience will YOU bring to a writers’ room?

These are the questions executives ask themselves when they read a pilot and, in this exclusive Stage 32 lab, you’ll learn precisely what you need to write a gripping, female-centric pilot that can launch your career.

You’ll receive hands-on training in creating a pilot from conception to outlining and pitching and through first draft rewrites, receiving executive notes, workshopping loglines, and so much more.

With lessons spread across the eight-week intensive, you're able to dive deep with your fellow writers and lab instructor on your project, ensuring that you walk away with a script that's been intensely vetted by an industry pro.

This lab provides unique one-on-one consultations with your instructor, Colleen Labella, the Director of Development at Leslye Headland’s Shoot to Midnight.

Colleen has multiple projects in development at FX, Hulu, Freeform, and Lucasfilm. Her television credits include SINGLE DRUNK FEMALE, ALMOST FAMILY, and the upcoming Star Wars series, THE ACOLYTE.

Colleen has centered her career around womxn stories and the LGBTQIA+ community, which can be seen across her varied projects.

Each week you will have assignments that both show you the wealth of female-centric projects currently on television and demand that you push your pilot forward, with the goal of creating a finished script.

With limited spaces available, you’re guaranteed focused attention and time to build relationships with equally passionate writers.

If you want your pilot to stand out, it needs to be the best example of your unique voice, infused with your “special sauce,” and this lab teaches you how to deliver a relevant, female-centric story, that only you can tell.