Programs

Congratulations to 2024 Disney Program Writer, Isabel E, who has staffed on Season 3 of Hulu/20th’s TELL ME LIES! Queer and mixed-race, Isabel enjoys writing about cultural identity and complex family and relationship dynamics. A graduate of Emerson College, where she majored in Visual Media Arts and produced multiple award-winning shorts, Isabel has worked as…

We’re pleased to share that 2024 Disney Program Writer, Leticia Ayroza, has staffed on an unannounced Netflix/20th series! A first-generation immigrant born and raised in Brazil, Leticia was recently Showrunner’s Assistant to Tze Chun on Amazon’s I’M A VIRGO. Before that, she was Showrunner’s Assistant to Brigitte Hales on the pilot EPIC for ABC, as…

We’re thrilled to share that 2024 Disney Program Writer Naomi Lambert has staffed on Disney Branded Television’s new series, VAMPIRINA (working title)! Before graduating with high honors in TV Writing and Public Relations from Boston University, Naomi made sure to collect her fair share of awkward childhood anecdotes in the suburbs of New York, where…

We’re very excited to share that 2024 DET Program Writer, Mahtub Zare Mochanloo, has staffed on Season 2 of Netflix/20th’s NOBODY WANTS THIS! Mahtub is a first-generation, queer Iranian-American writer born to a single, immigrant mother in Hamilton, Ohio. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Vanderbilt University and has previously worked at WME, at the…

Many congratulations to 2024 Disney Program Writer, Elisa Oh, who has staffed on Season 1 of Hulu/20th’s MID-CENTURY MODERN! A Korean-American comedy writer from Gardena, California, Elisa grew up a queer kid raised by a Pentecostal preacher father and an “inner-healer” mother – experiences that have largely informed her comedic writing and outlook on the…

Congratulations to 2024 Disney Program Writer, Rance Ward, who has staffed on Season 1 of Apple TV+/20th TV’s IMPERFECT WOMEN! A Black drama writer from Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Rance has an MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC and a BA in Film and Playwriting from Howard University. Rance was recently the Showrunner’s…

We’re very happy to share that 2024 DET Program Writer Jordan Crawford has staffed on season 1 of ABC/ABC Signature’s HIGH POTENTIAL! She was recently a Writers’ Assistant and Showrunner’s Assistant on Seasons 1 and 2 of Hulu/Onyx’s REASONABLE DOUBT. Before that, Jordan worked her way up as an assistant at Spielberg’s Amblin Television. She…

We’re excited to share that 2024 DET Program Writer Antoine Perry has staffed on season 3 of ABC/20th’s WILL TRENT! Growing up Black, Puerto Rican, and gay in conservative Oklahoma, his writing often centers around marginalized individuals triumphing over societal oppression by being their authentic selves. Antoine won the grand prize in Screencraft’s 2022 Sci-fi…