Taffy Brodesser-Aknerknows something about love.
And men and women, and why they fall in and out of love.
Now,Fleishman Is in Troubleis a 7x Primetime Emmy nominated FX series.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, “Fleshman is in Trouble,” Jesse Eisenberg & Claire DanesHeather Sten/FX
Whats supposed to be a weekend turns into weeks.
She drops off the face of the Earth, with all communication cut off.
I was mystified by this, she says.
(L-R): EP Sarah Timberman, Showrunner/EP/Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Lizzy Caplan as Libby Epstein, Jesse Eisenberg as Toby Fleishman, Adam Brody as Seth Morris. Courtesy FX.
Brodesser-Akner then turned to writing the conceit, and it overtook her as a novel.
Brodesser-Akner finished writingFleishman Is in Troublewithin six months.
Its not often that authors are allowed in the writers room, particularly for shows based on their work.
How did Brodesser-Akner pull off this feat and become an EP and prime scribe on the FX show?
That is not anyone volunteering to shower me with anything.
I am for whatever my union is for, says the author-turned-TV scribe about the WGA.
Next up for Brodesser-Akner is her second novel,Long Island Compromise,coming in Summer 2024.
Its about generational wealth.
Its about generational trauma.
Its about all these Marxist ideals of the strike, says Brodesser-Akner.
In addition, its a good old fashioned kidnapping drama.
And theres another mysterious tug inLong Island Compromise: Carl doesnt know who collected his ransom money.
Even though its a small part of his fortune, its the part that tortures him the most.
