On Story — Season 15
A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.
About this season
A look inside the creative process of writers, creators and filmmakers.
Episodes (15)
1. On the Last of US: A Conversation With Craig Mazin
Aired 26 April 2025
Emmy Award-winning creator and showrunner Craig Mazin talks about adapting a video game into the episodic television drama series "The Last of Us."
2. A Conversation With Kathleen Kennedy
Aired 3 May 2025
Producer Kathleen Kennedy reflects on her career producing such films as "E.T.," "Back to the Future" and "Schindler's List" and shares stories and inspiration from her decades of experience.
3. On the Making of Sing Sing
Aired 10 May 2025
Screenwriter and producer Clint Bentley and producer Monique Walton discuss the making of "Sing Sing," and how they developed a script inspired by a real life rehabilitation through the arts program.
4. Script to Screen: American Psycho
Aired 17 May 2025
Screenwriter Guinevere Turner discusses writing "American Psycho."
5. On Vida: A Conversation With Tanya Saracho
Aired 24 May 2025
Creator and showrunner Tanya Saracho explains her creative process behind "Vida," the comedy-drama series that follows two sisters who return home after the death of their mother.
6. Script to Screen: Twisters
Aired 31 May 2025
Screenwriter Mark L. Smith discusses writing "Twisters" and his process crafting plot-driven action and compelling conflicts.
7. On the Making of They Cloned Tyrone
Aired 7 June 2025
Writer-producer Tony Rettenmaier and director Juel Taylor talk about "They Cloned Tyrone" and how they incorporated socio-political commentary into the science fiction, comedy-mystery film.
8. Script to Screen: Battlestar Galactica
Aired 14 June 2025
Writer and creator Ronald D. Moore discusses the process from concept to completion of "Battlestar Galactica."
9. A Conversation With Meg LeFauve
Aired 21 June 2025
Screenwriter Meg LeFauve outlines her path to Pixar and her work on "Inside Out" and "Inside Out 2."
10. On Shogun: A Conversation with Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo
Aired 28 June 2025
Writers and creators Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo discuss the process of crafting the historical drama "Shogun."
11. Script to Screen: Bojack Horseman
Aired 5 July 2025
Writers Joe Lawson and Alison Flierl discuss writing "BoJack Horseman" and techniques behind exploring the human condition through an anthropomorphic horse.
12. On Challengers: A Conversation With Justin Kuritzkes
Aired 12 July 2025
Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes discusses his process writing "Challengers."
13. On YA Drama: A Conversation With Julie Plec
Aired 19 July 2025
Julie Plec, creator of the teen drama "The Vampire Diaries," talks about her process molding the series and its many spinoffs.
14. The Last Showgirl With Gia Coppola
Aired 26 July 2025
Director Gia Coppola reflects on working with the cast of "The Last Showgirl," and how they depicted an inspiring story of change and transformation.
15. A Conversation With Rian Johnson
Aired 2 August 2025
Writer, producer and director Rian Johnson discusses the "Knives Out" franchise and the art of molding a great mystery.