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Nov 13, 2018 · The drama was commissioned from the Sony-owned London-based Left Bank Pictures, and comes from creator Mika Watkins, who developed the show after working as a development assistant at Left Bank....
Mika Watkins is known for Origin (2018), Lucky Man (2016) and Troy: Fall of a City (2018).
- Writer, Producer, Director
- Mika Watkins
- “They Wouldn’T Take Me Seriously For Quite A Long time.”
- “Nothing Can Really Prepare You For Being A Showrunner.”
- “I Have Never Been That Tired in My Whole life.”
- With Great Responsibilities Sometimes Comes Great Rewards.
Before you think that Mika must have gotten lucky, it’s important to remember that no one who ever landed a big opportunity had it happen overnight. Mika had been writing since she was 21 without much professional luck. What’s more, she didn’t know anyone in the TV industry so had to find a way in herself. Her first job after university was in ente...
Soon after her show was greenlit, Mika found herself on set, where she not only had to be the lead writer but play many other roles as well. “Nothing can really prepare you for being a showrunner,” Mika said. “It’s one thing to be a writer or director, but showrunner means you are writing, you are on set with the director, you are talking to the ac...
The schedule for Originwas demanding, and involved double banking, meaning that they were filming two units at the same time. As each unit was filming two episodes at once, this meant that there were times where four episodes were being shot concurrently. This expedited shooting schedule nearly exhausted Mika. She would need to be in multiple shoot...
A benefit of being the showrunner was that she got to choose a large proportion of her “work family” . “The key hires ended up being my decision, and with the cast I got everyone I wanted,” said Mika. These included Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter. “Tom just auditioned, and I was like ‘oh my God, he is great,’” Mika said. Mika’s...
Origin is an American science fiction drama series created by Mika Watkins that premiered on November 14, 2018, on YouTube Premium. Watkins also serves as a writer for the series and executive produces alongside Andy Harries , Rob Bullock, Suzanne Mackie, Josh Appelbaum , André Nemec , Jeff Pinkner , and Scott Rosenberg .
Nov 16, 2018 · Following a screening in London, the cast, and creator Mika Watkins answered questions about the show and explained how it gets to the core of many people’s experience with regret.
Nov 13, 2018 · Watkins pitched the idea for “Origin” to Left Bank as a hybrid of “Lost” and “Alien” and considers it a blend of science fiction and horror, centered on “a group of strangers bound for...
Origin: Created by Mika Watkins. With Natalia Tena, Tom Felton, Sen Mitsuji, Nora Arnezeder. A group of strangers struggle for survival aboard a spaceship heading to a distant planet.
