Articles about Chip Johannessen
Homeland’s Chip Johannessen: Stories from the writers room
US writer-producer Chip Johannessen shares his approach to writing series television based on his spells on The X-Files spin-off Millennium, Fox hit 24 and Showtime’s Homeland.
Scripted formats show writers’ double vision
Hardly a week goes by without some new development on the scripted format front. So here we explore 12 of the shows that have been adapted – successfully and unsuccessfully – for the US, and the writing teams behind them.
Writers go global
The message from the C21 Drama Summit is that writers have never had it so good. They are letting their imaginations run riot – with stunning results. But the TV industry also needs to make sure it is nurturing a new generation of writers.
The UnREAL deal
There’s a distinctly female feel to this week’s Writers Room, as Marti Noxon’s UnREAL earns plaudits but not viewers and Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman takes Doc Martin Stateside with Electus.