EXCLUSIVE: CAPE has announced its 2026 class for its Showrunner Incubator Program which trains emerging Asian Pacific Islander television writers into future showrunners. Kelvin Yu (Central Park, Co-Showrunner, Writer, Executive Producer) has joined fellow Showrunner/Writer and program Co-Founder Melinda Hsu (Tom Swift, Nancy Drew) as a new Co-Chair of the program, which is now in its third year.
Powered by Starz #TakeTheLead diversity initiative with The Asian American Foundation boarding as a new partner this year and built on the successful New Writers Fellowship program for emerging TV writers, the incubator provides writers who are on the brink of showrunning
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