Lauren Otero
Lauren writes both drama and comedy. Her credits include Interior Chinatown (Hulu), Undone (Amazon), Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K (Hulu), Umbrella Academy (Netflix), and Wednesday (Netflix).
Raised in an LA suburb by a school teacher and a federal judge, Lauren had fear and darkness instilled in her heart from an early age. This paved the way for a career as a writer, where catastrophizing and playing out alternate timelines finally served a purpose.
As a comedy writer of Mexican-Jewish descent, Lauren explores totally lighthearted topics like identity, mental health, disability, and the prison-industrial complex. She got her start as an assistant at CAA, working in features and television lit and eventually landed a job as a showrunner’s assistant on an NBC comedy.
Lauren is a graduate of the Disney-ABC Writing Program and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Television Writing Program. Her credits span both live-action and animated series, including Undone (Amazon), Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K (Hulu), Umbrella Academy (Netflix), Interior Chinatown (Hulu), and Wednesday (Netflix).
She recently developed a half-hour UK dramedy with Jack Thorne for Sky TV, and is currently developing a project with Judy Greer.
Lauren is repped by Casey Neumeier and Tucker Voorhees at Artists First, and attorney Kim Stenton.
Testimonials
Before taking Televisionary with Lauren, I had picked up various storytelling tools, and principles from different books, classes, and resources. However, NEVER before had I learned how to upgrade my writing in such an impactful way as I did in this class with Lauren. She has the unique combination of being supportive & encouraging while also consistently challenging you to push your writing to a higher level and never making you feel harshly judged or criticized.
This class has helped me add a level of complexity yet clarity to my writing that I hadn’t previously quite known how to access, and now when I’m writing I feel like there’s a lot more substance to it. All thanks to Lauren’s superb teaching skills and the tools Televisionary has to offer.
I’ve done college courses, writer’s workshops, conferences, writer’s groups, and even a mentoring program. If I combined them all, it would not even be HALF of what I got from this class. Lauren was so open and generous. She made me feel safe and then blew my mind by giving me real tools to hone my craft.
I left this class with more confidence, determination and knowledge than I’ve ever received elsewhere. I also gained a writing community which is a dream come true. If I could travel back in time and save the money on all the books, classes, and conferences, I’d invest it all in Script Anatomy. I would encourage anyone interested in TV or film writing to sign up. Being able to learn a formula for success, learn from real working writer’s, and get feedback from other writers is priceless.
—Laura Mullins