In addition to “Rough Draft,” Topic is also developing “Soul City,” a horror anthology based on New Orleans folklore, a comedy series from Sharon Horgan’s Mermade digital studio and a talk show about mental health hosted by comedian Maria Bamford. Topic, the digital storytelling outlet of Pierre Omidyar’s First Look Media, will launch its subscription video service in the fourth quarter of 2019 with both original and licensed content. That’s precisely the vibe ‘Rough Draft’ is going to have.” Todays biggest scribes (screen, television, books and press). Of course, if you’re going to do a show about writing set in a bar in Los Angeles, it’s going to feel like a party. Rough Draft with Reza Aslan is a timely and fast-paced talk show about writers and writing. Bess Kalb joins Reza Aslan to talk about her career as a TV & screenwriter and bestselling author. Today’s biggest scribes (screen, television, books and press) sit with Reza for a lively discussion that’s intimate, provocative and always entertaining. And so this show is about more than just writing and the creative process. Rough Draft with Reza Aslan is a timely and fast-paced talk show about writers and writing. Their words have a power that is unmatched by any of our religious or political leaders.
They not only capture our present moment, they help define it. “They are cultural critics, truth-tellers, modern-day prophets. “Writers are more than just storytellers,” Aslan said in a statement about the series. This event is part of the Rough Draft Live with Reza Aslan series. Guests for the eight-episode series have yet to be announced, but the show’s previous iteration featured interviews with Norman Lear, Damon Lindelof and Jill Soloway.Īlso Read: Former HBO Films Exec Maria Zuckerman Joins Topic Studios as Executive Vice President Pulitzer Prize-winner and bestselling author Lawrence Wright talks about his life experiences, his craft, and his latest book, the riveting medical thriller, The End of October, with Reza Aslan in an intimate conversation over cocktails. Aslan previously hosted a talk show of the same name on Ovation, and this new version has essentially the same formula - two chairs, a few well-mixed cocktails and a long conversation.