Screenwriters' Rant Room

438 - Ron McCants - TV & Film Writer


Listen Later

Support the Rant Room for $1/month


Hilliard & Chris sit down with writer/producer Ron McCants, who writes dramas that explore the human experience. His stories are often fueled by dark secrets and deep shames at the intersection of crime and family because his family’s full of addicts, pimps, prostitutes, murderers, CIA operatives, business owners, professional athletes, detectives and educators straight out of a Flannery O’Connor novel. He’s passionate about writing historical dramas that incorporate extensive research to tell emotional truths of characters and time periods he loves. Ron’s from a small town in Missouri where its chief exports are cotton and violence. He has 9 siblings and lucked out when Dartmouth College sent him a free application, and he began his odyssey. When you have 9 siblings and are from the corner of Nowhere and Nothing, your only goal when you leave home is to survive. That goal made Ron adventurous, unafraid and a well-rounded multitasker. While Ron received a B.A. in Engineering from Dartmouth College, the college unexpectedly taught him how to dream. He moved to California for an M.F.A. in Playwriting from UC, San Diego. He became an award-winning playwright, got married, had two girls and broke free from the talons of poverty. In 2016, he was selected as a Disney ABC Program Writer and staffed on Speechless. He’s written a music video for Nas, worked on Marvel’s Falcon and The Winter Soldier, staffed on Chicago Fire, and most recently was an executive story editor for Amazon’s new show, Cross created by his mentor Ben Watkins. Ron also competes as a classic physique bodybuilder, too.


Check out the ScreenWriterRR website at www.screenwritersrr.com for information, merch, or our Patreon!

Support the show via the Patreon link. Remember support is love! We invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast.

Connect with Us:

Chris Derrick on Twitter

Hilliard Guess on Twitter

Ron McCants on Instagram

The Screenwriters Rant Room on Facebook

Theme Song by @ThinkDeP

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Screenwriters' Rant RoomBy Hilliard Guess

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

153 ratings


More shows like Screenwriters' Rant Room

View all
The Treatment by KCRW

The Treatment

624 Listeners

The Business by KCRW

The Business

673 Listeners

Scriptnotes Podcast by John August and Craig Mazin

Scriptnotes Podcast

2,433 Listeners

The No Film School Podcast by No Film School

The No Film School Podcast

425 Listeners

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit by Chris O'Falt

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit

106 Listeners

The Watch by The Ringer

The Watch

5,434 Listeners

Ringer Dish by The Ringer

Ringer Dish

1,673 Listeners

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna by Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

976 Listeners

Team Deakins by James Ellis Deakins, Roger Deakins

Team Deakins

1,125 Listeners

Script Apart with Al Horner by Script Apart

Script Apart with Al Horner

209 Listeners

The Ringer-Verse by The Ringer

The Ringer-Verse

3,205 Listeners

The Town with Matthew Belloni by The Ringer

The Town with Matthew Belloni

1,131 Listeners

Ankler Agenda by TheAnkler.com

Ankler Agenda

118 Listeners

House of R by The Ringer

House of R

3,243 Listeners

The Social Screenwriters Podcast by Andy Compton

The Social Screenwriters Podcast

24 Listeners