Writing Program
Disney Entertainment Television Unveils 2026 Directing & Writing Program Participants
Top row, from left: Ryan Richmond, Noelle Liljedahl, Kiki Malone, Maya Florin Middle row, from left: Sagiv Karpel, Kat Vladimirova, Monica Lucas, Cassidy Lee, Aaron Outlen, Claire Gostin, Neiman Outlen Bottom row, from left: Jenna Park, Mariam Girgis, Jamala Gaither Not pictured: Vanessa Beletic, Sammi Cannold, Gayle Galvez, Alejandra Lopez Photo Credit: Disney/Michael Kirchoff Today…
Read More2025 DET Writing Program – Mo Abhat
Let’s hear it for 2025 Disney Program Writer, Mo Abhat, who has staffed on Season 1 of Hulu/20th’s PRISON BREAK reboot! A first-generation Afghan-American writer, Mo began his career as an actor. After graduating from the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre Conservatory, he appeared in numerous television projects including SWAT, FBI, CRIMINAL MINDS,…
Read More2025 Disney Program Writer, Andrina Wekontash Smith
We’re very pleased to share that 2025 Disney Program Writer, Andrina Wekontash Smith, has staffed on Season 2 of Hulu/Onyx/20th’s DELI BOYS! A Shinnecock storyteller who grew up on a reservation in the Hamptons, Andrina is a graduate of Emerson College, where she majored in Theatre Studies with an emphasis in SocialChange. Her work often…
Read More2025 Disney Program Writer, Mike Carreon
We’re excited to announce that 2025 Disney Program Writer, Mike Carreon, has been staffed on Season 2 of ABC/20th’s Shifting Gears! Mike is a Tejano comedy writer from Austin, Texas, who uses heart and humor to transform the hate in our world into stories audiences love. He previously co-starred in and wrote for NBC’s LOPEZ…
Read More2025 Disney Program Writer, Fatima Eldigair
We’re thrilled to announce that 2025 Disney Program Writer, Fatima Eldigair, has been staffed on ABC/20th’s THE ROOKIE! Fatima, 2025 FX John Singleton Scholar, is a Sudanese-American “traumedy” writer based in Los Angeles. An alum of the Walt Disney Television Apprenticeship Program, Fatima has since worked as an assistant to Stefani Robinson on projects such…
Read MoreMeet the 2025 DET Writing and the 2025-26 DET Directing Program Cohort
Meet the incredible directors and writers who have been selected for the 2024-2025 Directing and 2025 Writing Program! This exceptional group of talent is ready to make an impact in the writers’ room and the director’s chair, so keep an eye out as they bring their talents to Disney Entertainment Television titles this year. Plus,…
Read More2024 Disney Program Writer, Isabel E
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…
Read More2024 Disney Program Writer, Leticia Ayroza
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…
Read More2024 Disney Program Writer, Naomi Lambert
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…
Read More2024 DET Program Writer, Mahtub Zare Mochanloo
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…
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