‘American Fiction’ Found Its Roots in Cord Jefferson’s Miserable Pandemic Year | Video

Everyone knows what a terrible year 2020 was — especially “American Fiction” writer-director Cord Jefferson. But that was also the year where he discovered the book that became the basis for his acclaimed, Oscar-contending satire.

Jefferson discussed the origins of his film as part of TheWrap Screening Series this past Friday alongside “American Fiction” cast members Sterling K. Brown, Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander and John Ortiz. Watch the full panel here.

“I had a really huge professional failing in 2020, where this TV show that I thought was going to get on the air and was confident would go got killed at the last minute,” Jefferson told TheWrap awards editor Steve Pond.