Lyra Tan

Interests
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Formats Interested In

Particularly Interested In

Though I enjoy a variety of genres (with me, often the weirder, the better), I'm really excited by stuff that is dynamic, unique and voice-y. When I read a pilot, I want to be able to see a piece of the writer's soul -- almost as if the writer is speaking to me directly through their characters and stories. I really love reading genre and genre-bending comedy pieces, but I always want to read things in these spaces that are character-forward rather than universe-forward -- more STAR VS. THE FORCES OF EVIL and ANDOR than DUNE, for example. It's so important that genre stories have a way in -- and I think by focusing more on the characters, as characters are the ones that audiences really hold onto, that's how these stories really transcend.

Writers of Color

Women Writers

LGBTQIA+ Writers

Writers Over 40

Writers Outside LA

Writers with Disabilities

Neurodivergent Writers

TV Formats

Half-Hour Pilots (single-cam)

Half-Hour Pilots (multi-cam)

One-Hour Pilots

Miniseries

Limited Series

TV Homes

Network

Cable

Premium Cable

Streaming

TV Genres

Drama

Comedy

RomCom

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Thriller

Horror

Sub-Genres

Animation (adult)

Animation (family-friendly)

Book Adaptation

Coming-of-Age

Dark Comedy

Dystopian

Episodic TV

Family-Friendly

Female-Driven

Futuristic

Graphic Novel Adaptation

High-Concept

Historical

Kids/Children

LGBTQIA+

Musical

Mystery

Period Piece

Post-Apocalyptic

Psychological

Romance

Serialized TV

Socially Relevant

Space

Superhero

Supernatural

Suspense

True Story

Western

Workplace

Young Adult (YA)

Specifically Not Interested In

I'm definitely not your person to go to with any middle-of-the road things. I'm not particularly interested in political dramas or procedurals (unless you're coming at these stories from a POV that we've really never seen before), and I'm not particularly interested in multi-cam comedies unless they're coming from a unique POV.

More about Lyra Tan

Lyra Tan is currently the TV Literary Coordinator at the Gersh Agency and based in Los Angeles. Before joining Gersh in 2021, Lyra interned at Topic Studios and FilmNation Entertainment in New York City while studying at Fordham University. Lyra's dream is to have the opportunity to champion diverse writers from all walks of life and discover stories for the screen that are both diverse and universal. While diversity is incredibly important, universality is even more so (and everything needs a little sprinkle of magic). Her clients have worked on AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER for Netflix, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN for Paramount+, POKER FACE for Peacock, THE 4400 for The CW and many other shows. She's the proud daughter of immigrants from the Philippines and has lived in Hong Kong, New York and California.