#as a SAG actor I can't promo or discuss any SAG projects with struck companies currently

[thelaurenshippen]

Have you ever thought about reaching out to netflix for a tv series deal of the bright sessions/am archive/college tapes???

i think that would be the best tv series i've ever seen!!

hey!! thanks so much for your enthusiasm, I also think it would make a great TV show! the short answer is that there are no concrete plans for this, but if you're interested in more specifics, read on!

so, there's a few things at play here - the first is that with the current strikes, I can't work in TV in any capacity! so everything else I say here is for some hypothetical future when all the big companies finally agree to pay people fairly! here's hoping that future isn't far off.

the other big piece is that it is very, very hard to sell something into TV, especially for someone like me who has no TV experience. there are people on here who are much smarter and more experienced about this kind of stuff than I am, but unless you're a very big deal, you can't just approach a network or streamer (like netflix) with a TV project. typically, you need a production company or a studio first, who "option" your idea, which means signing a contract with that studio that says you'll develop the idea with them and them alone for a specific amount of time. then you build a pitch, maybe attach talent (showrunner, director, lead actor, depending on what you're coming in with) and then you go out and pitch to the networks/streamers. and then, if you're lucky, it gets purchased and then, if you're really lucky, it actually goes past the development stage and gets made.

The Bright Sessions has been optioned a few times already actually, and has been pitched to all of the major networks and streamers (the last time was 2021). no one bought it! once something has been taken out to that extent, it can be hard to take it out again, but never say never! I would still love to see it someday.

thanks so much for your love for the show!