On today’s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety’s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel “Get Lost,” which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including the status of high school memoir “I Suck at Girls” at Netflix and the upcoming season of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” on which he is an EP.

<p>On today&rsquo;s episode, writer and showrunner Justin Halpern speaks with Variety&rsquo;s Michael Schneider about the road to writing his novel &ldquo;Get Lost,&rdquo; which will be released next month. Halpern updates Schneider on a few TV development projects, including&nbsp;<a href="https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/i-suck-at-girls-tv-show-netflix-1236627791/">the status of high school memoir &ldquo;I Suck at Girls&rdquo; at Netflix </a>and the upcoming season of ABC&rsquo;s &ldquo;Abbott Elementary,&rdquo; on which he is an EP.</p>

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Daily Variety -- 'Abbott Elementary" Exec Producer Justin Halpern Juggles TV Series and a  New Novel

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