Sundance Channel Renews THE WRITERS' ROOM

Sundance Channel announced today the renewal of its original non-fiction series THE WRITERS' ROOM. The six episode half-hour series hosted by Academy Award(R) winning screenwriter Jim Rash takes viewers inside the writers' rooms of the hit television shows that are defining pop culture today. The announcement was made today by Sarah Barnett, Sundance Channel President. The series is slated to premiere in spring 2014.

Season two will go behind the scenes with the writers, producers and actors from a variety of hit series, including, SONS OF ANARCHY (Kurt Sutter, Charles Murray, Mike Daniels, Katey Sagal), HOUSE OF CARDS, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS (I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Joseph Dougherty, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell), THE GOOD WIFE (Robert King, Michelle King, Ted Humphrey, Julianna Margulies), SCANDAL (Shonda Rhimes, Mark Wilding, Matt Byrne, Jenna Bans, Heather Mitchell, and Kerry Washington), and a special episode about the growing trend of comic book and graphic novel adaptations in TV which will highlight popular series such as THE WALKING DEAD and SMALLVILLE.