Key insights:
- Producers considered several ideas, including Zoom cast readings, before settling on their respective formats.
- Networks see the experiments as a short-term solution that wouldn't be sustainable over an entire season.
It took about a week in quarantine for One Day at a Time co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett to begin thinking about how to bring her program back.
This story first appeared in the June 15, 2020, issue of Adweek magazine. Click here to subscribe.
