&#8216;Windfall&#8217;: How did Seven&#8217;s Writer, Andrew Walker, and Jason Segel Come Up With a Contained Thriller on Netflix?

It was peak pandemic when the group of friends, Jason Segel, Andrew Kebol
Walker, Justin Lader, and Charlie McDowell came together to develop a thriller
on a Zoom call. The quartet was looking for a way to channel their creative
energy and create something small but “safely”. That’s how Windfall, a Netflix
thriller set in one location, came into existence. 

Starring Lily Collins and Jesse Plemons as a couple who move to a vacation home
only to find a burglar. That burglar is none other than Jason Segel. He takes
them hostage and demands money. Pretty simple, right? But the more you watch,
you’ll realize it isn’t so straightforward.

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Jason pitched the original idea and it was developed and fleshed out further.
Justin and Walker together wrote the actual screenplay, while Charlie was behind
the lens. They followed the same method that is used to write plays. With the
help of the writers, Jason and Charlie visited the filming location and showed
the entire layout to Justin and Walker. 


JUSTIN: WE JUST REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO TIP THE SCALES SO THE AUDIENCE WOULD ROOT
FOR ONE PERSON ABOVE THE OTHERS

None of the characters in Windfall [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/windfall] can
be classified as pure black and white. Lader and the rest of the writers agreed
to keep them morally grey. The layered characters make the thriller a
fascinating watch. Moreover, the characters have no names. That wasn’t a
mistake, but a creative decision. “Calling him (Jason) Nobody so defined him as
the way he was seen, and it only made sense to go and just make every person
nameless.” In a similar fashion, Collins is just the “wife” and Plemons is the
“CEO”. 

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WINDFALL ON NETFLIX MARKS LADER AND CHARLIE’S THIRD COLLABORATION

The pair had previously worked on The One I Love and The Discovery. Their 2020
development plans fell through before they started working on the Netflix movie.
The two have a great camaraderie and Lader even calls Charlie one of his best
friends. While it was fun for Justin, it was a new experience for Walker.

Walker said, “You go into anyone pitching an idea, you’re going, ‘It’s their
idea. How am I going to get my head around it?’”

“And much to my chagrin, as we built the story I got more and more excited about
the fact that this would actually be something I would be interested in
participating in and trying to contribute to,” he further added. 

Windfall is streaming [https://www.netflix.com/title/81483895] on Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news] right now. 

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It was peak pandemic when the group of friends, Jason Segel, Andrew Kebol Walker, Justin Lader, and Charlie McDowell came together to develop a thriller on a Zoom call. The quartet was looking for a way to channel their creative energy and create something small but &#8220;safely&#8221;. That&#8217;s how Windfall, a Netflix thriller set in one location, came into existence. 
Starring Lily Collins and Jesse Plemons as a couple who move to a vacation home only to find a burglar. That burglar is none other than Jason Segel. He takes them hostage and demands money. Pretty simple, right? But the more you watch, you&#8217;ll realize it isn&#8217;t so straightforward.
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Jason pitched the original idea and it was developed and fleshed out further. Justin and Walker together wrote the actual screenplay, while Charlie was behind the lens. They followed the same method that is used to write plays. With the help of the writers, Jason and Charlie visited the filming location and showed the entire layout to Justin and Walker. 
<h2>Justin: We just really didn’t want to tip the scales so the audience would root for one person above the others</h2>
None of the characters in <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/windfall">Windfall</a> can be classified as pure black and white. Lader and the rest of the writers agreed to keep them morally grey. The layered characters make the thriller a fascinating watch. Moreover, the characters have no names. That wasn&#8217;t a mistake, but a creative decision. “Calling him (Jason) Nobody so defined him as the way he was seen, and it only made sense to go and just make every person nameless.” In a similar fashion, Collins is just the &#8220;wife&#8221; and Plemons is the &#8220;CEO&#8221;. 
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<h2>Windfall on Netflix marks Lader and Charlie&#8217;s third collaboration</h2>
The pair had previously worked on The One I Love and The Discovery. Their 2020 development plans fell through before they started working on the Netflix movie. The two have a great camaraderie and Lader even calls Charlie one of his best friends. While it was fun for Justin, it was a new experience for Walker.
Walker said, &#8220;You go into anyone pitching an idea, you’re going, ‘It’s their idea. How am I going to get my head around it?’”
&#8220;And much to my chagrin, as we built the story I got more and more excited about the fact that this would actually be something I would be interested in participating in and trying to contribute to,&#8221; he further added. 
Windfall is<a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81483895" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> streaming</a> on<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news"> Netflix</a> right now. 
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'Windfall': How did Seven's Writer, Andrew Walker, and Jason Segel Come Up With a Contained Thriller on Netflix? - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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