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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-cyberstalk-content-2019 — 'You’re trying to make [TV execs] feel the emotions the show will make them feel,' said You co-creator Greg Berlanti.Netflix

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.

Jason Lynch

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

Connected World

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

Jason Lynch

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