Ep703 - Connor Hines, Creator & Executive Producer ‘Love Story’

Connor Hines is an actor and writer, best known for creating and executive producing LOVE STORY, which became FX’s most-watched limited series ever on streaming. He also served as a writer on the upcoming Apple TV limited series WILD THINGS starring Jude Law and Andrew Garfield. His first staff writing job was the Netflix comedy SPACE FORCE created by Steve Carell and Greg Daniels. Since then, he has sold and developed projects across television and film for Netflix, 20th Century Studios, Sony/Columbia Pictures. In this interview, we talk about the success of his YouTube series LOCAL ATTRACTION, the reality of the traditional pilot season, the development and pitching process for LOVE STORY, collaborating with Ryan Murphy, 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!