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How ‘All American’ & ‘Found’ Showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll Navigates An Uncertain Network TV Landscape


Nkechi Okoro Carroll opens up about both her current shows, All American and Found, and navigating an uncertain TV envirvonment

EXCLUSIVE: Nkechi Okoro Carroll rests her All American high tops on the conference table, sipping a cherry Coke Zero as she settles into the writers room to hear a pitch. What would your advice be?’ I’m always like, take a business class…you essentially become the CEO of a multi-million dollar corporation overnight, when you were just used to chilling in the writer’s room and writing your scripts in your office and living your best life.” Renewals for both would be the best case scenario, especially in the current TV landscape where it feels like shows can barely survive past a few seasons, but Okoro Carroll has learned not to dwell on “the sh*t I can’t control.”

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