E4: James Lafferty & Stephen Colletti, Creators, "Everyone Is Doing Great"

Show Notes

On today's episode, Kaily and Randi are sitting down with multi-hyphenate artists, James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti. James and Stephen discuss navigating the industry as independent creators, crowd-funding their project, and selling their show to Hulu.

James Lafferty and Stephen Colletti, best known for their work on the popular television series “One Tree Hill," wrote, produced, and starred in "Everyone Is Doing Great," which screened it’s pilot at SeriesFest Season 4, took home the award for Best Comedy writers and returned Season 5 to premiere their second episode. Colletti and Lafferty crowd-funded the first season of the series, achieving eight episodes. The comedy series premiered on Hulu in January of 2021.

What is Breaking In: A SeriesFest Podcast?

Inspiring, educating and advising listeners on how to combat what feels like a closed-door system, "Breaking In" is an extension of SeriesFest's mission to champion and empower artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling. Guests include working professionals in television such as executives, producers, agents, directors, writers, actors, and independent content creators who share their insider knowledge.