Conventional wisdom says you need to write many scripts before you’ll write a good one, and you’ll never sell your spec pilot. Mickey Fisher proves both wrong!
Mickey Fisher biography:
Mickey Fisher is the creator of the CBS television series “Extant,” executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Amblin Television, starring Halle Berry, and the NBC series “Reverie,” Ex- ecutive Produced by Amblin Television, starring Sarah Shahi. He has also worked on “The Strain” (FX), “Mars” (NatGeo), and “Jack Ryan” (Amazon).
In 2018, his play “Replica” received its world premiere at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston. He attended the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati for Musical Theater and worked as an actor in Chicago, New York, and regional theaters all over the country before moving to Los Angeles.
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