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258 | From Assistant to Executive Producer: Frida Perez on Co-Creating The Studio

By The Screenwriting Life

10:40 AM EDT on July 31, 2025

Join TSL Workshops: https://tslworkshops.circle.soApple TV+’s THE STUDIO is both a razor-sharp satire and a surprisingly heartfelt love letter to Hollywood — born out of Seth Rogen’s own frustrations and empathy for studio executives. For co-creator Frida Perez, the show explores the spectrum between art and commerce, a balance that serves as a guiding principle for writing its hilariously flawed (but deeply human) characters. In this episode, Frida unpacks how the team crafted one of the year’s most acclaimed shows — and how she found her voice in the process.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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