World Screen Video Interview: FlashForward’s Jessika Borsiczky

NEW YORK: In this exclusive video interview, Jessika Borsiczky, the executive producer of ABC’s new hit drama FlashForward, talks about how the series came to television, what makes the show unique and why it has universal appeal. 

FlashForward was recently picked up for a full season. In the ABC Studios production, executive produced by Jessika Borsiczky, David S. Goyer and Brannon Braga, the world’s population is given a glimpse of their future and everyone is forced to come to grips with whether their destinies can be fulfilled or avoided. Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, which distributes FlashForward internationally, has already sold the series to more than 100 territories, including deals with TF1 in France, ProSieben in Germany and TV4 in Sweden. Channel One in Russia also acquired the series, and premiered the show on October 2, just a week after its U.S. launch, marking the shortest window in which ABC Studios has ever launched a U.S. series in Russia. Disney-ABC-ESPN Television is, in fact, working with partners across all platforms to deliver the series as close to the U.S. premiere as possible.