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HOOKED.

SERIALIZED DRAMA.


IT HITS US LIKE A RIGHT HOOK.

IT GRABS US

AND WON'T LET GO.

IT HAUNTS.

SCHEMES.

REFLECTS.

MOURNS.

AVENGES.

BROODS.

ENTERTAINS.

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HOOKED.

SERIALIZED DRAMA.
IT HITS US LIKE A RIGHT HOOK.

This is the untold story of serialized drama and melodrama, from Dickens and comic books
to soap operas and reality TV to the
primetime shows you can't wait to binge.

From Dickens and 'Deadliest Catch'

to 'Star Wars' and Stone Cold Steve Austin...

   

From podcasts and pundits

to comic books and competition shows...

How serials changed

the world of entertainment forever.

PRODUCERS

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/DIRECTOR

Scott Auerbach is an Atlanta-based cinematographer.  

Since his entry into documentary filmmaking as co-producer of Mending Hearts (PBS national, 1990), he has shot, edited or produced hundreds of programs on a wide range of topics.  He

was also the principal cinematographer and editor for the nationally syndicated civil rights documentary series, Andrew Young Presents.  

Simeon Smith is a 40-year veteran broadcast journalist and producer.  In the 1980s he hosted a weekly Daytime Drama update segment on WKYC-TV.  Over the years, he has been a feature reporter in eleven television markets, where he accumulated six Emmy Awards and numerous other recognitions.

PRODUCER

Sallie Schoneboom has been SVP of Media and Talent Relations at AMC Networks, SVP of Publicity for Syfy Channel, VP of Media and Talent Relations at ABC Daytime, and Publicity Supervisor at CBS.  Currently she is Head of Communications Strategy at Amazon Studios & Prime Video.

CO-PRODUCER

PARTICIPANTS

PARTIAL LIST OF COMPLETED INTERVIEWS:

Streaming in 2025:

A four-part series on the evolution of serialized drama across a wide range of genres and media, with a behind-the-scenes look at what makes serialized storytelling so addictive.

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