Netflix Co-Founder & First CEO • Author of That Will Never Work • Entrepreneur & Investor
Netflix co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph joins Russell Palmer and Andrew Palmer on Brothers' Saga to discuss entrepreneurship, storytelling, AI, and an unexpected new chapter for the Netflix origin story: his bestselling memoir, That Will Never Work, has been adapted into a feature screenplay using Saga.
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Professional screenwriter and Saga co-founder Andrew Palmer developed multiple drafts of the screenplay in Saga, with Randolph reviewing the adaptation and sharing his candid take on where AI helped, where it didn't, and why human storytelling still matters.
In this podcast we will cover
AI Screenwriting
How Saga was used during the professional adaptation of Marc Randolph's bestselling memoir into a feature screenplay, including structure, scenes, dialogue and multiple drafts.
From Book to Screenplay
What it takes to turn a nonfiction memoir into a movie: selecting the story, compressing real events, developing characters and translating prose into cinematic scenes.
The Future of AI Filmmaking
Marc Randolph's take on AI as a creative partner, where human judgment remains essential, and what AI could mean for writers, filmmakers, studios and entrepreneurs.
Saga: AI Screenwriting Used on a Real Feature Adaptation
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Saga is an AI screenwriting and filmmaking app for developing professional screenplays, from story structure and character development through scene writing, rewrites and script coverage. Professional screenwriter Andrew Palmer used Saga to develop multiple drafts of a feature screenplay adapting Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph's bestselling memoir That Will Never Work, with Randolph reviewing the adaptation.
