Ep622 - J.J. Bailey and Jake Coburn, Showrunners ‘The Hunting Party’

J.J. Bailey is the creator, executive producer and co-showrunner on the NBC drama THE HUNTING PARTY. Since 2017, he has developed several projects with UTV/NBC, which include two pilot orders for ECHO and GETAWAY. Now working under an overall deal with NBCUniversal, Bailey has his first series order with THE HUNTING PARTY. Jake Coburn also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer on THE HUNTING PARTY. Coburn began his television writing career on ABC's critically acclaimed drama DIRTY SEXY MONEY and then segued to GOSSIP GIRL, where he rose to supervising producer. He has also written for ARROW and DYNASTY. THE HUNTING PARTY follows a small team of investigators who are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist. In this interview, we talk about how they came up with the idea for THE HUNTING PARTY, the challenges of writing a pilot episode, the business side of television and the challenges of getting a show made, and much more. Want more? Steal my first book, INK BY THE BARREL - SECRETS FROM PROLIFIC WRITERS right now for free. Simply head over to www.brockswinson.com to get your free digital download and audiobook. If you find value in the book, please share it with a friend as we’re giving away 100,000 copies this year. It’s based on over 400 interviews here at Creative Principles. Enjoy! If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It only takes about 60 seconds and it really helps convince some of the hard-to-get guests to sit down and have a chat (simply scroll to the bottom of your iTunes Podcast app and click “Write Review"). Enjoy the show!