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The Creators of Netflix's You Sold the Show by ‘Cyberstalking’ TV Execs to Pitch It To

After floundering on Lifetime, the drama has become a hit on the streaming service

'You’re trying to make [TV execs] feel the emotions the show will make them feel,' said You co-creator Greg Berlanti.Netflix
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By Jason Lynch

January 24, 2019

It’s rare that a show fails on one platform before becoming a hit on another, as You has done on Netflix after initially floundering on Lifetime last fall.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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