SERIAL EYES

WATCH IT! Open con­ver­sa­tions with SE Alumni in 2025

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After a fant­ast­ic debut in 2024, TALK TO A SERI­AL EYE is back! This unique online talk format show­cases the excep­tion­al tal­ents trained at Seri­al Eyes, Europe’s lead­ing pro­fes­sion­al train­ing pro­gram for TV writers. 

Join us as we kick off a new sea­son of in-depth con­ver­sa­tions with some of the bright­est cre­at­ive minds in the industry, all Seri­al Eyes Alumni. Each ses­sion offers exclus­ive behind-the-scenes insights into some of the most excit­ing European TV pro­duc­tions, explor­ing everything from the col­lab­or­at­ive writ­ing pro­cess to the chal­lenges of work­ing with high-pro­file IPs.

Hos­ted by Seri­al Eyes Head of Stud­ies Kat­rin Merkel, TALK TO A SERI­AL EYE is your exclus­ive win­dow into the European showrun­ning land­scape. Each ses­sion exam­ines a series as a con­crete case study, offer­ing a deep dive into cre­at­ive work­flows, pro­duc­tion strategies, and the chal­lenges of inter­na­tion­al teamwork.

Mark Your Cal­en­dar: The 2025 Line-Up

PAR­AL­LEL ME (May 5th, 5pm CET) with Showrun­ner Jana Burbach (SE#2 and DFFB Alumna) & Exec­ut­ive Pro­du­cer Rain­er Mar­quass (Head of Devel­op­ment at Gaumont)

Click here to register! Talk to a Seri­al Eyes – 05.05.2025

What to Expect from this talk

  • The Gen­es­is of Chaos: Devel­op­ment & Cre­at­ive Vis­ion: Jana will dis­cuss the ini­tial spark for PAR­AL­LEL ME – the core concept of a char­ac­ter nav­ig­at­ing wildly dif­fer­ent real­it­ies. She’ll detail how she built a groun­ded char­ac­ter arc across these altern­ate worlds, bal­an­cing comed­ic absurdity with emo­tion­al weight. This will include a dis­cus­sion of the ini­tial pitch and how she estab­lished the show’s unique tone.
  • Seri­al Eyes & Col­lab­or­at­ive Found­a­tion: Jana will openly dis­cuss the cru­cial role Seri­al Eyes played in her pre­par­a­tion. Spe­cific­ally, she’ll address the insights and guid­ance provided by Frank Spot­nitz– focus­ing on how this col­lab­or­a­tion shaped her approach to showrun­ning, includ­ing stra­tegic think­ing, audi­ence under­stand­ing, and the over­all cre­at­ive direction.
  • The Writers Room Sys­tem: A Col­lab­or­at­ive Approach: Jana will break down the writers room sys­tem she imple­men­ted – detail­ing the struc­ture, work­flow, and decision-mak­ing pro­cesses. She’ll share insights into its suc­cess (or chal­lenges!) dur­ing devel­op­ment, pro­duc­tion, and post-pro­duc­tion. This includes dis­cuss­ing how she fostered a col­lab­or­at­ive envir­on­ment, facil­it­ated brain­storm­ing, and man­aged cre­at­ive differences.
  • Build­ing a Team: Dir­ect­or Col­lab­or­a­tion: Jana and Rain­er will dis­cuss the pro­cess of assem­bling the dir­ect­ing team for PAR­AL­LEL ME – high­light­ing the import­ance of find­ing dir­ect­ors who could bring dis­tinct cre­at­ive vis­ions while work­ing togeth­er seam­lessly. She’ll share anec­dotes about how she fostered a strong team spir­it, ulti­mately enabling the three dir­ect­ors to bundle their cre­at­ive energy and deliv­er a cohes­ive vision.

TBA soon!

  • MAX­TON HALL with Mar­lene Mel­chi­or (SE#7)
  • CITY OF BLOOD with Elena Lyu­barskaya (SE#3)

Don´t for­get to check-out the pre­vi­ous TALK TO A SERI­AL EYES con­ver­sa­tions, HERE