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TV Drama 1 TV Drama Pilot Workshop

Online May 12, May 19, May 26, Jun 2, Jun 9 (5 Tuesday Afternoons)5:00pm - 8:00pm Pacific$550Limited Spots

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Do you have a great idea for HBO’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Courtney Grace (THE PERFECT COUPLE, LEGACIES) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! In this 5-week Online TV Drama Pilot Class, you’ll learn how to craft a great logline, structure a compelling story, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writers’ room.

The cast of the Perfect Couple is posing on the beach in their wedding attire, with blood spilling into the ocean in the bottom right corner. The title of "The Perfect Couple" is at the top.Courtney will show you how to dramatize and sprinkle in the right amount of plot, character and story for a one-hour show. Through in-class workshopping and pitching, you’ll clarify your tone, voice and world. By the end of this class, you will have created a beat sheet for an irresistible TV Drama pilot.

After studying with us, our alums have landed 428 staff writing positions on shows including FARGO and NOBODY WANTS THIS and won 193 fellowships/staffing program spots at organizations including Disney, WB, Paramount.

Note: If you’ve never taken a TV writing class before, we strongly recommend you take TV Dramedy 101 and TV Structure for Pilot Writing in addition to this class.

Courtney Grace

THE PERFECT COUPLE, LEGACIES

Courtney Grace is a TV writer who most recently served as Story Editor on Season 2 of Netflix's THE PERFECT COUPLE, showrun by Joanna Calo (THE BEAR, BEEF), having joined the show as a Staff Writer in Season 1. She also wrote two episodes of THE CW's LEGACIES, where she rose from Writers' PA to Writers' Assistant. Courtney interned at ICM Partners and Will Packer Productions. She holds an MFA from USC's Peter Stark Producing Program and is currently a mentor for the Peter Stark program. MORE