SPOTLIGHT:
November 15, 2021
Rising From the Ashes
Simon Boughton at Norton Young Readers has acquired, in an exclusive submission, author Paula Yoo’s new work of YA nonfiction, RISING FROM THE ASHES: HOW THE 1992 LOS ANGELES UPRISING BRIDGED TWO COMMUNITIES. The book will explore a milestone in recent American history — the 1992 Los Angeles civil unrest movement, focusing on the destruction and rebirth of LA’s historic Koreatown and taking an in-depth look at the relationship between the Korean American and Black communities during these events and since. Publication: Fall 2023. (Poster: Kalaya’an Mendoza. Shirt: Black Heroes Matter. Button: Inclusive Randomness.)
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Writers’ Room
Screenwriting credits
Olympic Boulevard
(Peacock – in development): Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
(Freeform): Co-Executive Producer
Supergirl
(The CW): Co-Executive Producer
Greenhouse Academy
(Netflix): Co-EP/Co-Creator w/ Giora Chamizer
Defiance
(SyFy): Supervising Producer
Mozart In the Jungle
(Amazon): Supervising Producer
Eureka
(SyFy): Producer
Side Order of Life
(Lifetime): Executive Story Editor
Hidden Palms
(The CW): Story Editor
Beyond the Break
(The N): Staff Writer
Tru Calling
(FOX): Staff Writer
The West Wing
(NBC): Staff Writer
Screen
K-Pop-Themed Drama “Olympic Boulevard” in works at Peacock from Paula Yoo, Kyle Hanagami & Neil Meron. OLYMPIC BOULEVARD is about a disgraced Korean American former K-Pop star who finds his chance at redemption and a possible comeback when he agrees to teach at one of the first K-Pop training schools in America.
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