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    Prolific TV producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on ‘Looking for Alaska’

    Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage made ‘The O.C.’ and ‘Gossip Girl’--some of the most defining young adult shows of the early 2000’s. They continue to create series about young-person angst, including a ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot for HBO Max.

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    By Kim Masters • Oct 26, 2019 • 28m Listen

    Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage created ‘The O.C.' and 'Gossip Girl’--some of the most defining young adult shows of the 2000’s. As they continue to make shows about young-adult angst, they also confront the passage of time. They’re now working with actors weren't even born when the duo's earlier shows first premiered. Savage and Schwartz tell us about their new series, ‘Looking for Alaska,’ a coming of age story set in the ancient days of 2005. They first dreamed of a film adaptation of John Green’s novel of the same name 14 years ago. They tell us how they finally managed to turn it into a limited series on Hulu.

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      Hollywood news banter: Rose McGowan sues Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom and others

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      Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on their Hulu series ‘Looking for Alaska’

      The new Hulu series ‘ Looking for Alaska ’ follows the coming of age of Miles, a morose teenager who convinces his parents to send him to Culver Creek, a boarding school that looks a lot like a rustic summer camp in the woods of Alabama.  …

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Kaitlin Parker

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      Hollywood news banter: Rose McGowan sues Harvey Weinstein, Lisa Bloom and others

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      Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage on their Hulu series ‘Looking for Alaska’

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