E208 - Showrunning BBC's Domino Day with Lauren Sequeira

This is Episode 8 in the second season of The Directors Take Podcast.

In this week’s episode your hosts Oz Arshad and Marcus Anthony Thomas are joined by Writer & Showrunner Lauren Sequeira. A BAFTA nominated writer and a member of the BBC’s Hotlist, they wrote on Kiss Me First and seasons 1 & 2 of Gangs of London before Showrunning their very own show, BBC3’s original series Domino Day.

As ever we break down Lauren’s journey and craft to uncover those delicious nuggets of information. This chat covers…

 

-How Marcus and Lauren met… (lol)

-Lauren’s journey toward becoming a writer

-How she got her agent and how they helped shape their career.

-What did her first paid writing jobs look like? 

-Writing on Gangs of London.

-How she got her very own show commissioned.

-Setting up a series, interviewing directors and building those relationships.

-What is her writing process?

 

Our wonderful sponsor for this episode is The National Film and Television School.

 

Bio

Lauren Sequeira is a writer hailing from South London, earning her first TV Credit on Kiss Me First, which was a show plucked from the mind of Bryan Elsey, the creator of Skins. From here Lauren created the digital Spin-Off series to BBC’s The Dumping Ground, called Sasha’s Contact Meeting, which earned her a BAFTA nomination and she was named on the BBC’s hotlist for emerging talents tipped as future stars. 

 

She also went on to write for Gangs of London, on both Season 1 and 2, before getting her very own show commissioned, the Original Series Domino Day which aired on BBC3 in February of 2024. Domino Day is a show which follows Domino, a powerful young witch who is haunted by her need to feed on the energy of others… And she uses Dating apps to find her new prey.

 

Nuggets of the week

Lauren:  The sun (not the newspaper). Being outside and enjoying the sun.

Oz: The rap beef between Kendrick, Drake and J. Cole.

Marcus: Thelma & Louise - Screenplay

 

Credits

Music by Oliver Wegmüller

 

Socials

Lauren Sequeira: Twitter (X) & Instagram

The Directors' Take: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Marcus: Twitter (X) & Instagram

Oz: Twitter (X) & Instagram

 

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