Victor Teran, Meridith Friedman, and Edgar Castillo (Crossover Writers)

About this episode

Host Brian Luce discusses this season’s crossover episodes with their three writers.

Host Brian Luce discusses this season’s crossover episodes with their three writers: Victor Teran from Chicago Fire, Meridith Friedman from Chicago Med, and Edgar Castillo from Chicago P.D. They discuss their unique process breaking the story, behind-the-scenes challenges and triumphs, and what it takes to turn three incredible TV shows into one seamless movie. Check out new episodes of Chicago Med, Fire and P.D. on Wednesdays starting at 8/7 Central on NBC and streaming on Peacock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Brian Luce

Guests: Victor Teran, Meridith Friedman, Edgar Castillo

Topics covered

• crossover episodes
• TV writing
• behind-the-scenes
• storytelling
• Chicago series

Keywords

• crossover
• Chicago Fire
• Chicago Med
• Chicago P.D.
• TV shows
• story breaking
• behind-the-scenes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago P.D., NBC, Peacock

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