Makers of Netflix’s Special on digital originals

12/06/19 • 44 min

The Australian director behind Netflix’s short form comedy series Special, Anna Dokoza, and it’s writer, creator and star Ryan O’Connell talk about how the series came about, authentic casting, Hollywood’s views on diversity, and the pros of working on a comedy with bingeable 15-minute episodes.

LANGUAGE WARNING: This episode contains mild course language. And a lot of laughs.

LANGUAGE WARNING: This episode contains mild course language. And a lot of laughs.

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