![]() ![]() Chris's latest project, THE NEVER GAME starring Justin Hartley, was recently greenlit for series at CBS and will premiere in 2023.Ĭhris previously worked on the development team for the reboots of HAWAII FIVE-0, MAGNUM P.I., and MACGYVER, which have amassed millions of viewers throughout their series’ runs. Chris has helped develop and sell pilots to ABC, CBS, and NBC, and most recently, was the Director of Development at AfterPortsmouth Productions, the company behind THIS IS US. Showing you how great procedurals are done is accomplished TV Development Executive Chris Hazenbush. I n this exclusive on-demand Stage 32 class, you’ll find out exactly how to write a great procedural pilot to either sell or help you get staffed in a writers’ room. The great thing about procedurals for writers is that they make for stronger writing samples in your portfolio and can work with many different genres to show off your writing chops. While many of these shows have story threads that last the length of the season, the key element of any procedural is for a new viewer to be able to drop in on any episode and watch a story from beginning to end. These shows feature a main central plot line every week that only lasts for that singular episode. ![]() And as the streaming services launch their AVOD platforms procedurals are going to be in higher demand than ever in the coming years. Even streamers have gotten in on the action, picking up Fox’s genre procedural LUCIFER after the broadcast network canceled the series. If you’re a fan of the LAW & ORDER, CSI, NCIS, or CHICAGO franchises, or the CW’s DC universe, then you’re a fan of procedurals. “Case-of-the-week” shows, also known as “procedurals”, are extremely popular with today’s networks. Learn From An Executive Who Helped Reboot HAWAII FIVE-0, MAGNUM P.I., and MACGYVER Before working in scripted development, he worked in the TV Lit Department at CAA and in the unscripted space at a branded entertainment start-up called Populus Brands. During this time, Chris worked closely with both studio and network executives developing procedural series through their overall deal with CBS-TVS. Prior to that, he was on the development team for reboots of HAWAII FIVE-0, MAGNUM P.I., and MACGYVER, which reached millions of viewers over their successful series' runs. Their procedural series THE NEVER GAME, starring THIS IS US star Justin Hartley was greenlit for pilot production in Fall 2022 for CBS while their ABC pilot is in active development. Most recently he was the Director of Development at AfterPortsmouth Productions (Ken Olin, EP/Director of NBC’s THIS IS US,) where he sourced, packaged, and developed an expanding slate of TV projects in broadcast, cable, and streaming. Independent Producer and Stage 32 InstructorĬhris is an accomplished TV Development Executive, helping to develop and sell pilots to CBS, ABC, and NBC.
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