When Steve Calcote and Lillian Diaz-Przybyl conceived their science fiction series “Orbital Redux” about a year ago, they broke down the story arc, the characters, and the stunts they wanted to include. But because the show is a live series with an interactive audience element, very quickly in the production process they realized they were going to have to be more flexible than they originally expected.
“It’s a ballet,” writer-director-executive producer Calcote tells Variety. “We have the writers’ room each weekend [to assess] what has changed, what’s the new development, how have the characters grown?”
The show, from Butcher Bird Studios for Alpha and Nerdist, follows a former astronaut named Max (Yuri Lowenthal) as he teaches the pilot who is actually sent in to replace him, Tommie (Yasmine Al-Bustami), how to navigate the space program. Calcote has been happy to let his actors find moments in the scenes to improv...
“It’s a ballet,” writer-director-executive producer Calcote tells Variety. “We have the writers’ room each weekend [to assess] what has changed, what’s the new development, how have the characters grown?”
The show, from Butcher Bird Studios for Alpha and Nerdist, follows a former astronaut named Max (Yuri Lowenthal) as he teaches the pilot who is actually sent in to replace him, Tommie (Yasmine Al-Bustami), how to navigate the space program. Calcote has been happy to let his actors find moments in the scenes to improv...
- 10/26/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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