‘Tales of the City’s’ Lauren Morelli on her LGBTQ writers room and lessons from Jenji Kohan
LA TimesIn this series, Running the Show, The Times speaks with showrunners of your favorite TV programs about breaking into Hollywood, being the boss and more challenges of the job. “It’s really interesting because, for a certain generation of queer person, they have grown up with ‘Tales’ and live and die by it,” says Morell, 36. It feels like there are a lot of people who just missed it.” “Tales of the City,” available to stream beginning June 7, put Morelli in the showrunner seat for the first time — and marks just the second series she’s worked on. Showrunner Lauren Morelli holds her signed pilot script for Netflix’s follow-up to the 1993 miniseries version of Armistead Maupin’s “Tales of the City.” A UCLA extension course and the road to writing. Showrunner Lauren Morelli, pictured here at her home in Los Angeles, heads up Netflix’s “Tales of the City.” Taking cues from Jenji Kohan There were so many amazing things that I learned from Jenji.
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