Review Fix Exclusive: Brittany Portman Talks ‘Hooked’ And More

Review Fix chats with “Hooked” creator Brittany Portman, who discusses the TV series and her ambitious new directions for it.

Review Fix: What inspired this show?

Brittany Portman: The show was inspired by my own experiences, and people that I’ve met in high school and in college. I had a guy, after inviting me up for tea, ask me if I wanted my clothes on or off…that’s the inspiration right there. 

Review Fix: What inspires you?

Portman: As a college student, I was awkward at frat parties and desperately tried to it in. In fact, even in High School, I was never able to be one of the cool kids. All of my crushes, failed attempts to fit in and my awkwardness inspire me. 

Review Fix: How did you get your start in writing?

Portman: I started writing in college when I majored in film. I had a screenwriting and film production class where I was able to write whatever I wanted. In my film production class, I made a short film that was based on a true story that happened in college. Once I saw people’s reactions from the short, I realized that there might be something there in the future. 

Review Fix: What are some motifs that you consistently draw from? 

Portman: The consistent motif I draw from is to trust your own intuition regardless of the pressure you may face from peers. 

Review Fix: What makes this show special?

Portman: This show is special because we have different characters that we don’t normally see on television. The main character is very different from what we normally see because she is more afraid and cautious than most girls are when it comes to friendships and relationships. 

Review Fix: What are our goals for it?

Portman: My goals are to inspire other girls who have dreams of becoming writers. One must put her work out there. I also want to share certain messages for girls to ponder and understand. 

Review Fix: What’s next for it? 

Portman: We will be pitching this to networks and hopefully you will see HOOKED on streaming sites or cable!

Review Fix: Anything else you’d like to add? 

Portman: HOOKED teaches life lessons. This story needs to be told because this story shows the opposite of what you see on Sex and the City and Girls. It shows that girls don’t necessarily have sex with someone who they just met.

HOOKED shows a whole other world that most people don’t see: cults! The story also highlights our main character Leah and how she grew up outside of the real world. Her circumstances make her different in her approach to dating, friendships and life in general. 

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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