Judd Apatow, Kenya Barris, Gloria Calderon Kellett, David Mandel, Scott Silveri and Phoebe Waller-Bridge open up about what draws them to certain stories, the complications of network casting and the pressure to get political.

Ava DuVernay, Noah Hawley, David E. Kelley, Jenji Kohan, Lisa Joy and Ryan Murphy talk about how to make talent comfortable when shooting sensitive subject matters and the TV families that they most identify with.

W. Kamau Bell, Kris Jenner, Leah Remini, RuPaul and SallyAnn Salsano open up about why their shows connect so strongly with audiences, their first industry jobs and the distresses of social media.