‘Set It Up’: How the Netflix Rom-Com Was Aided by Hollywood Assistants’ Horror Stories

[The following story contains mild spoilers from Set It Up.]While Set It Up writer Katie Silberman and producer Juliet Berman met as Hollywood assistants, they insist they worked for wonderful bosses.

But hearing horror stories of other assistants grappling with the unreasonable demands of their horrible bosses inspired them to turn those tales into the romantic comedy, Set It Up, now streaming on Netflix.In the film, Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell play overworked assistants to a powerful sports reporter (Lucy Liu) and investment executive (Taye Diggs), respectively.

Frustrated by having to tend to their bosses needs around the clock, they conspire …

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