Advisory Board




  • Liz Tigelaar

    Creator — Life Unexpected
    EP — Casual
    Writer — American Dreams

  • David Hudgins

    Writer/EP — Everwood, Friday Night Lights, Parenthood

  • Julie Plec

    Writer/Creator/EP — The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The Tomorrow People

  • Michael Rauch

    Writer/EP — Instinct, Royal Pains

  • Peter Billingsley

    Emmy nominated Producer, Director & Actor

  • Ben Blacker

    Writer & Nerdist Writers Panel

  • Dina Hillier

    VP of Comedy Development, Paramount TV

  • Richard Linklater

    Founder & Artistic Director, Austin Film Society
    Writer/Director

  • Jordan Levin

    CEO, Awesomeness

  • Arielle Kebbel

    Actor — Midnight Texas, The Vampire Diaries, Gilmore Girls

  • Bryan Seabury

    Senior Vice President, Drama Development (CBS)

  • Betty Thomas

    Emmy Award-winning Director & Actor, First VP of the DGA
    Director — Dream On, Grace and Frankie, Audrey

  • Kathleen McCaffrey

    Senior Vice President, Programming (HBO)

  • Kevin Falls

    Writer/EP — Pitch
    Writer/Creator/EP — Journeyman, Franklin & Bash

  • Kyle Killen

    Writer/Creator — Lone Star, Awake, Mind Games

  • Graham Yost

    Writer/EP — Sneaky Pete, Justified, Boomtown

  • Beau Willimon

    Writer/Creator/EP — The First, House of Cards

  • Phil Rosenthal

    Creator/Writer/EP — I’ll Have What Phil’s Having, Everybody Loves Raymond

  • Glen Mazzara

    Writer/EP — The Shield, The Walking Dead
    Creator/Writer/EP — Damien

  • Noah Hawley

    Writer/Creator/EP — Fargo, Legion, My Generation

  • Thomas Schlamme

    Director/EP – Snowfall, The West Wing

Founding Board: Betty Thomas; Richard Linklater; Peter Billingsley; Julie Plec; Kyle Killen; Liz Tigelaar, Arielle Kebbel; Bryan Seabury; Laura Kincaid; Dina Hillier; Leigh Evans; Julia Kebbel; Ben Spector; Tricia Linklater; Shawn Anderson; Kristen Mullarkey; Ahmed Ahmed; Regina DiMartino; Robyn Ross; Stan Zimmerman; Andrew Hampp