Becoming... Emmy winning Executive Producer Eric Tuchman ("The Handmaid's Tale," "Anastasia," "Kyle XY," "Eureka")

Eric Tuchman is an American producer and screenwriter. He is known for writing the Animation Adaptation for the 20th Century Fox animated movie Anastasia, as well as his work on the television series The Handmaid's Tale as a writer and Executive Producer. He was also the show runner of the TV series Kyle XY. He shared a 2017  Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Drama series for his work on The Handmaid's Tale and received 3 Emmy nominations. He also received a Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama in 2018 and won two Writers Guild of America Awards as part of the writing team of The Handmaid's Tale. In this episode, we talk about: •  Cold calling agents until he obtained representation •  Writing the Animation Adaptation for the animated film Anastasia •  His writing process and what he tells himself about his first draft until today •  His advice for actors, including: there’s nothing wrong with you and you’re just might not be right for a particular role •  Why being bumped from story editor straight to supervising producer hurt him because he wasn’t ready •  Getting started on The Handmaid's Tale •  How he became the show runner for Kyle XY and working on TV shows like Stitchers, Eureka, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman •  His writing style and becoming known as a sci-fi writer. Guest: IMDb Wikipedia Twitter Host: Instagram: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneMiller Twitter: @MentorsontheMic @MichelleSimoneM Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mentorsonthemic Website: www.michellesimonemiller.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/24mmichelle If you liked this episode, check out Showrunner Marta Kauffman (Friends, Grace & Frankie)