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The creator of 'Hunters' caught the attention of Amazon and Jordan Peele with an 80-page series bible and enough ideas for 5 seasons

David Weil, the creator of Amazon's new series "Hunters," talked to Business Insider about how he got the series made without another TV show on his resume.

Weil also discussed how writing the series was cathartic for him and shared his cinematic inspirations for the show.Amazon Prime Video's new drama series "Hunters," which follows a group of Nazi killers in the 1970s US, has some big names attached to it. Weil also discussed the cinematic inspirations behind the series, the best piece of advice Peele gave him, and tips for aspiring creators trying to break through in Hollywood.Travis Clark: What was your initial pitch for "Hunters" and how did that change, if at all, from that to what we see on screen?: It wasn't a pitch. Part of that was because it's such a specific show and high-wire act of different tones with really important and intense subject matter.

One of the things that people look for when buying a show is whether it can continue and is a business asset with legs that has a vision towards the future.Clark: You've talked in other interviews about how your own grandmother inspired the series, so I was wondering what outside of your own personal history inspired it.

Clark: Going back to Jordan Peele, how exactly did he get involved and what the most memorable piece of advice he gave you?: I was a huge fan of "Key and Peele." It was brilliant and the satire was next level. We shared the same agent and I told my agent that I was dying to meet him. So we got to meet and he had just written "Get Out," so I got to read it. I told him "this is genius, this is incredible.

 

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