2025 Scripted Series Lab Showrunner Announced
We are pleased to announce that award-winning showrunner, Nelu Handa has been selected as the Showrunner-in-Residence for the 2025 Scripted Series Lab. Nelu will lead the seventh iteration of the PSP’s flagship program.
Kate Anderson, Manager of the Scripted Series Lab commented, “I’m a huge fan of Nelu Handa’s work. Her comedic instincts are so on point, no doubt strengthened by her experience as an actor, her improv background, and her contribution to so many of Canada’s funniest shows.”
“I’m very excited to create a super fun show with these fine minds,” says Nelu Handa. “I love being a showrunner and getting to guide fresh talent through the writing process is an honour. I know they’ll come out the other side of this amazing program well equipped to navigate their careers – with a mind full of new skills and a heart full of confidence.”
The Scripted Series Lab, which runs from January to April 2025, brings six up-and-coming BC-based screenwriters into a writer’s room to develop an original series. In addition to this hands-on writing experience, the soon-to-be-announced participants will receive valuable mentoring on their own projects, along with workshops and information sessions facilitated by industry experts to help the participants build sustainable careers in the entertainment industry. Many program alumni have gone on to write for series on Netflix, CBC, Apple TV+, Amazon, Bell, Corus and more.
Nelu Handa
Nelu is an award winning Writer, Actor and Showrunner based in Toronto. She has written for, and performed on, multiple seasons of award winning comedy series’ including: Sort Of, A Little Late with Lilly Singh, JANN, Odd Squad, Tall Boyz, The Beaverton, and Baroness Von Sketch Show. She was a Writer and Producer for all three seasons of Run The Burbs and became its Co-Showrunner in its finale season.
As an Actor, Nelu’s also been featured on Star Trek: Discovery, The Expanse, The Bold Type. She played recurring character Jade on the Emmy Award winning show Workin’ Moms.
In 2021, she earned a Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy for Baroness. In 2022, she was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award as a Best Supporting Actor on a Web Series for her performance in Avocado Toast. For her work on the premier season of Sort Of, Nelu received a Writer’s Guild of Canada nomination for her script, in addition to a prestigious Peabody Award for her contribution.