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Oct 27, 2018 · Mika Watkins on the set of Origin. Photograph: Coco Van Oppens. Watkins, who is half Japanese, came to Left Bank Pictures as a 23-year-old intern on a scheme aimed at encouraging diversity.
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Nov 13, 2018 · How ‘Origin’ Creator Mika Watkins Sold Her Sci-Fi Series to YouTube Premium. YouTube is reaching for the stars as it prepares to launch its first high-end European scripted show, a 10-part sci ...
- “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...
Mika Watkins. Writer. Producer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Mika Watkins is known for Origin (2018), Troy: Fall of a City (2018) and Lucky Man (2016). More at IMDbPro.
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Nov 16, 2018 · Features Origin creator Mika Watkins: “There are a lot of reasons to flee the earth right now” The cast and crew behind YouTube’s Origin speak about the themes, characters and filming ...
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Origin. (TV series) 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 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.
