Diana Romero had reached what she thought was a pivotal moment in her entertainment career in the early months of 2020. Romero, who started in physical production but pivoted to screenwriting a few years ago after she lost her mobility due to an illness in 2018, had written a vigilante-style pilot that caught the attention of producer Gary Lucchesi (Underworld, Million Dollar Baby) in the summer of 2019.
He offered to help her with the project. But when the pandemic prompted California's stay-at-home order March 19, Lucchesi advised Romero to halt efforts because of the subject matter and state of the marketplace. "It was heartbreaking," she says.