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<p>Today, Jess &amp; Jenn sit down with the brilliant and versatile Kai Wu, a writer and producer whose storytelling has shaped some of the most captivating genre series on television. From <em>Hannibal</em> to <em>The Flash</em>, <em>Carnival Row</em>, <em>Paper Girls</em>, and <em>American Born Chinese</em>, Kai has built a career bringing rich, character-driven worlds to life. She also created <em>The Ghost Bride</em> for Netflix and recently earned a WGA Award nomination for her work as a Co-Executive Producer on <em>A Murder at the End of the World</em> (FX).</p><p>Born in Taiwan and raised in Maryland, Kai&#39;s journey into writing began with diary pages and evolved into developing original projects with Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Freeform. In this conversation, we explore her path as a storyteller, how she navigates the industry post-strike, and the challenges of crafting fresh, dynamic genre narratives.</p><p>Pour yourself a drink and join us for a deep dive into the mind of a writer who continues to redefine the boundaries of television!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Resources: </p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949409/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kai Wu&#39;s IMDb</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chinoiskai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kai&#39;s Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://themotoringclub.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Motoring Club</a></p><p>────────────────────────────</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tipsycasting/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrCqfU74EF0-FMOV7FhtCA">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jshermy.casting/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Follow Jessica </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> &amp; </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/breakawaycasting/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Follow Jenn </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Learn More About <a href="https://www.jessicashermancasting.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&amp; <a href="https://www.breakawaycasting.net/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn&#39;s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Casting</p>

Tipsy Casting

Jessica Sherman and Jenn Presser

84. From Diary Pages to TV Screens: Kai Wu’s Journey

FEB 19, 202557 MIN
Tipsy Casting

84. From Diary Pages to TV Screens: Kai Wu’s Journey

FEB 19, 202557 MIN

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<p>Today, Jess &amp; Jenn sit down with the brilliant and versatile Kai Wu, a writer and producer whose storytelling has shaped some of the most captivating genre series on television. From <em>Hannibal</em> to <em>The Flash</em>, <em>Carnival Row</em>, <em>Paper Girls</em>, and <em>American Born Chinese</em>, Kai has built a career bringing rich, character-driven worlds to life. She also created <em>The Ghost Bride</em> for Netflix and recently earned a WGA Award nomination for her work as a Co-Executive Producer on <em>A Murder at the End of the World</em> (FX).</p><p>Born in Taiwan and raised in Maryland, Kai&#39;s journey into writing began with diary pages and evolved into developing original projects with Netflix, Amazon, Disney+, and Freeform. In this conversation, we explore her path as a storyteller, how she navigates the industry post-strike, and the challenges of crafting fresh, dynamic genre narratives.</p><p>Pour yourself a drink and join us for a deep dive into the mind of a writer who continues to redefine the boundaries of television!</p><p><br></p><p>Episode Resources: </p><p><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1949409/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kai Wu&#39;s IMDb</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/chinoiskai/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Kai&#39;s Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://themotoringclub.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Motoring Club</a></p><p>────────────────────────────</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tipsycasting/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay Tuned with Tipsy Casting on IG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRrCqfU74EF0-FMOV7FhtCA">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipsy Casting YouTube Channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/jshermy.casting/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Follow Jessica </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong> &amp; </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/breakawaycasting/?hl=en">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>Follow Jenn </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Learn More About <a href="https://www.jessicashermancasting.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jess ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&amp; <a href="https://www.breakawaycasting.net/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jenn&#39;s⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Casting</p>