Great characters driving great story is key. I want to understand how the characters will be the engine for exploring the world they will inhabit. Good plot and structure are important, but without great characters to drive the engine none of the rest matters. Also knowing and understanding why a specific writer is the one to tell this story with these characters in this specific moment is crucial. Understanding that the buyer is investing in the writer themselves as much as the project is important.
Always open to any interesting voices with no restrictions. All voices are welcome. Particularly excited about crime drama, sci-fi, action, horror, fantasy, thriller, historical, and mystery genre. Great characters driving great story. I love it when a concept has the familiar structure that an audience can count on but also introduces something new and surprising into the equation that distinguishes it from other concepts in a similar arena. What makes your project unique? I try not to think of working with writers as "giving notes". That always feels like telling a creative person what to do. Rather, I like to give feedback and engage with the writers to explore the best version of their story and characters that (most importantly) maintains their voice and POV, while also advising on adjustments that might help further ensure success in the marketplace. A strong focus and commitment to your characters and stories blended with openness and flexibility to adjust when needed is key!
Grant Anderson is an Executive Producer and entertainment creative executive with over 30 years of experience in the television industry. Grant has served in various high-level creative, producer, and executive roles including President of Shane Brennan Productions, and VP of Current Programs for CBS Studios overseeing a slate of hit series including NCIS, NCIS LOS ANGELES, CSI, CSI MIAMI, CSI NY, and CRIMINAL MINDS.
He is also a writer and producer of both non-scripted and scripted podcasts including the Be Good Humans Podcast with Trey Callaway and Brian Phelps, the critically acclaimed Audible series Shootout: The Battle for North Hollywood, and the forthcoming audio documentary series Broken Badge in association with the Gabby Petito Foundation. He spent his formative years at Warner Bros. Television working alongside producers John Wells and Christopher Chulack on the first six seasons of the hit series ER and earned his producer stripes working in production and post-production on multiple John Wells produced pilots and series including NBC's critically acclaimed THIRD WATCH. Grant is known for his strong working relationships with writers, and his ability to help writers develop and express their voice and story to the absolute maximum while navigating the complexities of the creative relationship with studios, broadcasters and streamers. He has worked closely in both development and ongoing series with writers and showrunners such as R. Scott Gemmill, Trey Callaway, Shane Brennan, Erica Messer, Simon Mirren, Carol Mendelsohn, Edward Allen Bernero, Matthew Greenberg, Barbie Kligman, Scott Williams, and many others.
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