The Actor's Instrument: Tools for the Long Game with Hassiem Muhammad

How to Make TV Writers Happy with Netflix's Sienna Lorraine

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What really happens behind the scenes of your favorite shows?

In this episode, host Hassiem Muhammad sits down with Sienna Lorraine, a writer’s assistant at Lionsgate who has worked on Netflix’s No Good Deed, The Upshaws, Survival of the Thickest, and STARZ’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Currently working on Origins—a spinoff of a spinoff in the Power universe—Sienna gives us an unfiltered, inside look into the world of Hollywood writers’ rooms.

Together, they discuss:

  • What a writer’s room actually is (and why it's such a magical space)
  • The real-life trajectory of a writer in Hollywood
  • Whether assistants get creative input (and how Sienna’s jokes made it to air)
  • Why actors don’t always get the full script for auditions
  • The increasing value of multi-hyphenate artists (writer-actors, actor-producers)
  • How collaboration and respect between departments make better art

    • Whether you’re an actor curious about how sides are created, or a storyteller looking to break into TV writing, this candid conversation is full of insight, laughs, and inspiration.

    📌 Bonus: Sienna shares her dream of leaving a legacy for other Black creatives—and how she’s actively working toward it.

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