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Episode 428 - Chris Brancato & Michael Panes, "The Westies"  Co-creators / Showrunners 08/27/2026

 

Host Luciano Saber speaks with creators and showrunners Chris Brancato & Michael Panes (Godfather of Harlem, Hotel Cocaine) about their crime drama series The Westies, which chronicles a New York Irish gang in the ’80s. They discuss their creative collaboration, writing process, and much more.​

 

Episode 331 - Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi, "For All Mankind"  Co-creators / Showrunners 07/12/2022

Host Luciano Saber has a conversation with For All Mankind’s co-creators-showrunners Matt Wolpert & Ben Nedivi as season 3 of Apple TV+’s alternate-reality sci-fi series launches a Space Race to Mars.

 

Episode 321 - David DiGilio, "The Terminal List"  Creator / Showrunner 07/12/2022

Host Luciano Saber talks with The Terminal List creator-showrunner David DiGilio about adapting Jack Carr’s novel for Amazon’s political thriller series.

 

Episode 297 - Matt Lopez, "Promised Land"  Creator / Showrunner 03/28/2022

 

Host Luciano Saber speaks with Promised Land creator-showrunner Matt Lopez about his drama series centering on two Latinx families vying for wealth and power in Sonoma Valley’s wine country—and how representation matters onscreen and in the writers’ room.

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Episode 293 - Ann Slichter & Scott Saltzburg, "Weakest Link"  Writers 03/10/2022

 

Luciano Saber interviews Weakest Link head writer Ann Slichter and writer Scott Saltzburg about what it takes to put together a primetime game show.

 

Episode 273 - Rawson Marshal Thurber, Screenwriter/Director  11/15/21

 

Luciano Saber talks with screenwriter-director Rawson Marshall Thurber (Skyscraper, Central Intelligence) about his new action-adventure movie, Red Notice.

 

Episode 235 - Todd Robinson,  Screenwriter/Director 3/18/21

 

Luciano Saber talks with screenwriter-director Todd Robinson (Phantom, Lonely Hearts) about making his film The Last Full Measure, a military drama chronicling U.S. Air Force Pararescueman William H, Pitsenbarger, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery on the battlefield.

 

Episode 219 - Kevin J. Hynes, TV Executive Producer/Writer, 12/10/20

 

Luciano Saber speaks with TV writer Kevin J. Hynes (Dirty John, Perry Mason, Scorpion) about writing crime dramas, his creative process, and career.

 

Episode 217 - Scott Frank, TV Series Creator, Executive Producer, and Writer 11/24/20

 

Luciano Saber talks with The Queen’s Gambit co-creator-showrunner-writer-director Scott Frank (Godless, Logan) about adapting Walter Tevis’ novel. The Queen's Gambit is Netflix’s most-watched scripted limited series to date and explores the true cost of genius via a young chess prodigy's coming-of-age story.

 

Episode 211- Billy Ray, Screenwriter, Director 10/15/20

 

Luciano Saber speaks with screenwriter-director Billy Ray (Richard Jewell, Captain Phillips) about his Showtime political drama miniseries, The Comey Rule, detailing the relationship between former FBI Director James Comey and President Trump, and why he’s drawn to real-life stories, where truth is more compelling than fiction.

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Episode 166- Edward Norton, Actor, Writer, Director, Producer "Motherless Brooklyn" 11/26/19

 

Luciano interviews writer, director, and actor Ed Norton about his new feature film Motherless Brooklyn.

 

Episode 158 - Marc Guggenheim, Showrunner

"DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow 9/19/19

 

Luciano Saber talks with EP, writer Marc Guggenheim (DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow) about his career and the new Amazon series Carnival Row.

 

Episode 141- Krista Vernoff, Showrunner

ABC "Grey's Anatomy." 2/28/19

WGA member & host, Luciano Saber speaks with Krista Vernoff (Shameless, Private Practice, Charmed) about her career, creative process, and journey to become showrunner/EP of ABC’s long-running hit drama series Grey’s Anatomy.

 

Episode 128 - David Schulner, Showrunner

NBC "New Amsterdam" 12/27/18

 

Executive Producer and Creator of NBC "New Amsterdam" DAVID SCHULNER discusses the TV show and his career with Luciano Saber.

 

Episode 120 - David Lowery, Wrier/Director of "The Old Man & the Gun" starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek 11/08/18

 

Writer/Director David Lowery discusses his latest feature film "The Old Man & the Gun" starring Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek with WGA writer and host Luciano Saber.

 

Episode 114 - Erica Messer, Showrunner

CBS "Criminal Minds"  09/27/18

 

Criminal Minds showrunner Erica Messer discusses her career and climb up the TV writing ladder to executive producer with Luciano Saber.

 

Episode 112 – Lauren LeFranc, Showrunner

YouTube Originals "Impulse"  09/06/18

 

Luciano Saber talks with showrunner-writer Lauren LeFranc (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Chuck) about her career and her new YouTube show Impulse.