Independent TV Pilots Are Having A Moment
deadline.comCan television have its own New Hollywood moment? Much like movies such as Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Rosemary’s Baby and Easy Rider took the late 1960s by storm, a group of writers and directors are hoping that their own independent television projects can breakthrough and find their way to the small-screen amidst the current Hollywood contraction.
After a number of web series such as Issa Rae’s The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, Broad City and High Maintenance were turned into television series over the last decade, writers and directors hoped that this would lead to more.
However, the rise of streaming originals saw the business go the other way with incredibly expensive dramas and comedies, often led by movie stars, take over.
This trend is now waning and a new generation of creators hope that cost-conscious companies will now pay more attention to their projects instead.
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