Aug 30, 2025 · 37 min · 15 segments
Derek Haas is a novelist, screenwriter, and television creator whose work spans blockbuster films, bestselling thrillers, and one of the most enduring franchises on network TV. He co-wrote movies…
Derek HaasGuestAnthony GaudHost
Warren DrummondPanelist
Dexter WeeksPanelistAnd although you talk about Chicago, I can see, and you've mentioned in the chat, that you're actually in Los Angeles.
And even when we were doing the Chicago shows, which we shot in Chicago, the writer's room and the post-production was always in Los Angeles.
We started in 2012 with just getting a pilot greenlit and didn't really know what kind of reception we were going to get.
And then now we've been there with three shows for over a decade, and they have treated us so well.
Let me tell you, there has not been one Chicago sports reporter, which I'm like all for that one.
Derek and his former partner, Michael Brandt, and we were all on Too Fast, Too Furious.
And although you talk about Chicago, I can see, and you've mentioned in the chat, that you're actually in Los Angeles.
And even when we were doing the Chicago shows, which we shot in Chicago, the writer's room and the post-production was always in Los Angeles.
We started in 2012 with just getting a pilot greenlit and didn't really know what kind of reception we were going to get.
And then now we've been there with three shows for over a decade, and they have treated us so well.
Let me tell you, there has not been one Chicago sports reporter, which I'm like all for that one.
Derek and his former partner, Michael Brandt, and we were all on Too Fast, Too Furious.
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