WandaVision creator Jac Schaeffer assembled a majority-female writers' room that was split between Marvel obsessives and non-Marvel obsessives

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Schaeffer walked Vulture through the entire creative process, describing it as "a crazy mash-up of everything that I love." While Marvel president Kevin Feige had mapped out how WandaVision would tie in to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Schaeffer was given a lot of room to color in between the lines. The writers' room was evenly split between males and females, but Schaeffer and fellow producer Mary Livanos made it majority female. The room was also split between Marvel obsessives and non-Marvel obsessives. “The writers in my room were all Marvel fans to varying degrees,” says Schaeffer. “Some people knew everything and leaned in that direction and others would be general TV fans and just wanted to make an excellent show.” She also brought in writers who had experiences with a variety of shows, from The Mindy Project to Carnival Row to Manifest. Schaeffer credits Marvel for not explicitly focusing on TV or film. “What I feel is special about the MCU foray into television is they’re not approaching it with any distinction (between film and TV),” Schaeffer says. “It’s just an opportunity to tell more of a story. They’re applying the same amount of energy and dedication and budget to do the series as to the features.”

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