A Conversation with Damon Lindelof

On Story gives viewers an inside look at the creative process behind some of our most popular and beloved movies and television shows. All episodes feature recorded conversations between acclaimed and award-winning screenwriters, TV creators, and filmmakers from the Austin Film Festival's annual conference and year round events.

Season 11 Episode 5 | 26m 46s | CC

This week on On Story, award-winning writer and producer Damon Lindelof discusses the process of creating the ambitious and challenging television series Watchmen and The Leftovers. Lindelof speaks to mashing up genre conventions, adapting a graphic novel, and breaking apart and reassembling the story.

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