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Jan 24, 2023 · However, it won’t be the only death of the season, creator DJ Nash confirms to Variety. “Someone else passes away,” he says, careful not to give away anymore.
- Emily Longeretta
DJ Nash is known for A Million Little Things (2018), 'Til Death (2006) and Traffic Light (2011).
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
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- Grace Park Passed on A Million Little Things Twice
- Allison Miller Stole The Show
- Rome Was Written For Romany
- Eve's Storyline Was Cut Short
- Chemistry Jump Started The Maggie-Gary Relationship
- Danny and Gary's Relationship Was Based on An Friend of Nash's
- The Change Nash Would Make About Ashley's Story
- Delilah's New Man Would Enter The Friend Group
As a fan of her work, DJ Nash had the Hawaii Five-0 star in mind when writing the pilot, but she didn't sign on right away. After she passed on playing Katherine the first time, A Million Little Thingscontinued through the pilot process with another actress. But the Katherine and Eddie chemistry wasn't working, and Nash kept coming back to Park. "W...
Allison Miller fought for the role of Maggie. "[Allison] just came in and I believed her. She had a Natalie Portman quality when she first read," Nash recalls. Since Gary was the vehicle for comedy on the show, they needed to find the actor to play him before casting their Maggie. Nash says Gary was the "hardest piece of casting to get right," but ...
Nash wrote the part of the aspiring filmmaker Rome for Romany Malco. The two became friends after Malco passed on a role on a previous pilot of Nash's. Soon after they met, the pair started a tradition of getting dinner once or twice a year to discuss life and work. The night before one of their dinners, Nash asked if Malco had time to read the scr...
The first chapter of Rome and Regina's journey to parenthood initially had a different ending. Eve, a pregnant woman with an abusive ex, joined the series as the couple was looking to adopt. Viewers will remember that Eve decided to keep her child as a result of her bond with Rome and Regina, which absolutely broke Regina's heart. That storyline wa...
Gary and Maggie's love story begins in the pilot, but that wasn't always the plan. Initially, the pilot had a scene where Gary went to a 24-hour photo place and hooked up with the woman who helped him in the bathroom, but stopped after looking at himself in the mirror. "The idea was that the loss of John and meeting Maggie had sort of helped him co...
Gary standing by Danny as the young boy navigates his gay identity is one of the show's most touching relationships, and it was based on one from its creator's life. "I had a friend in college who was gay, but wasn't out, and that whole relationship was based on that friendship," says Nash, who feels fortunate to be inspired by the LGBTQ friends in...
If there was one thing Nash would go back and change, it has to do with season 1 character Ashley (Christina Ochoa). "I would have given Ashley a confidante. It was really difficult to not have her have someone she could talk to," he says. "So much of it was internal and you couldn't tell what was going on, so it became frustrating for her and for ...
The writers were going to have a new romantic arc for Delilah, but it was scrapped when actress Stéphanie Szostak dropped from a series regular to a recurring role in season 4. "We were planning to have Delilah start seeing someone that would be incorporated into the friend group. It would be both challenging for the kids to accept that person and ...
- Alamin Yohannes
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May 4, 2023 · A Million Little Things creator DJ Nash also addressed Gary not speaking in the present of the finale. Ever since he spoke out in the wake of ABC confirming the end of the show, Nash has been...
May 2, 2019 · Watch our exclusive video interview with D.J. Nash about how a personal tragedy inspired him to create ABC's 'A Million Little Things.'.
- Zach Laws
May 3, 2023 · DJ Nash's drama series A Million Little Things ended the way it started, with the death by suicide of one of the friends whose close relationship was at the heart of the show.
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Aug 23, 2022 · 'A Million Little Things' creator and showrunner D.J. Nash revealed season 5 details earlier this summer even amid rumors about the ABC drama getting canceled.
