For a show all about escaping toxic workplace drama, seniorityironically, it may be one of the most complex programs currently under construction.
Puck News’ Matthew Belloni has shared a scorching report on the behind-the-scenes drama. seniority It’s in the news this week, and that doesn’t look promising for anyone hoping to see Season 2 anytime soon. According to Belloni, the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series has been significantly delayed due to script issues, production costs (some episodes reportedly cost $20 million), and perhaps most sweetly, friction between two showrunners, Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman.
Belloni cites multiple sources who say that Erickson, a first-time series creator who wrote the original pilot, and Friedman, a more experienced writer-producer paired with a rookie, “started to hate each other in the first season.” seniority director and executive producer Ben Stiller is reportedly trying to find a replacement for Friedman, who planned to leave after Season 1, but came back empty-handed and eventually got Friedman back.
Possible icing on the cake? There are styles Paper House creator Beau Willimon, writer on the latest surprise critical hit Andorto come and help fix the story of Seasons 2 and 3. (Willimon apparently got a “rich deal” for the gig.)
Apple, for its part, is reportedly “disappointed and embarrassed that they took the wrong path” but is determined to save the hit drama. This seems to mean, in this case, spending more money on the problem and hoping it goes away.
seniorityStarring Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette and Britt Lower, it is about a team of office workers whose memories are split between surgery and their work and private lives. Season 1 received rave reviews and 14 Emmy nominations in February 2022, but there is currently no timeline for a plagued second season.