This is part 2 of my interview with Kate Powers, who worked on all four seasons for Ray McKinnon’s “Rectify” on Sundance TV first as a writers’ assistant, and then staff writer the last three seasons. The critically acclaimed show just ended after four seasons on Sundance TV.
Episode 3 – Kate Powers of “Rectify” – Part 2
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – Kate’s feelings/trauma now that Rectify has just ended.
4:15 – Kate talks about setting up the writer’s room for season 1.
6:15 – Staffing season 1 of Rectify.
9:00 – Kate talks about going into character in the writer’s room when breaking story.
11:30 – The research the writing staff did for the show included wardens, lawyers, and exonorees from Death Row.
18:15 – The challenge of coming back to writing season 2 after a two-year hiatus.
19:40 – Kate gushes about the cast.
20:40 – I grill Kate about the name “Amantha,” played by Abigail Spencer
22:20 – Filming & Casting in Georgia.
27:00 – Ray McKinnon gave his actors a lot of room to play and make choices.
28:20 – Kate talks how Ray would start making changes in story based on what actors discover during filming.
32:00 – Pitching in the writers’ room from experience.
41:00 – Teddy Jr. played by Clayne Crawford
43:50 – What is Kate going to do next?
44:15 – Kate wrote for a show “In Absentia” that’s about to start filming.
46:00 – How do you submit writing samples when you’re writing for tv shows?
47:00 – Kate’s pilot called “Die Trying.”
47:30 – Kate’s new pilot is about what happens you don’t have to work anymore.
50:00 – Elon Musk’s on Living Wage
52:30 – War on Disco
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