The rather unconventional title was explained as a Swedish concept that encourages people to face their mortality and sort through their belongings, so that others don't have to after they're gone. Now Duncan has the chance to make her own mark on pop culture as the showrunner of Peacock's The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning, based on the New York Times bestselling book by Margareta Magnusson.ĭuncan had just finished overseeing postproduction on the nineteenth season of Project Runway, when Scout Productions reached out to share that - alongside Paper Kite, a production company founded by Amy Poehler ( Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation) - they had acquired rights to the book. It became clear to her how much of an impact an unscripted show could have on the zeitgeist. After working in casting ( Survivor, The Amazing Race), she quickly landed a job as an associate show producer on The Amazing Race. When she moved to Los Angeles, she soon realized telling stories could take many shapes. I thought I was gonna be a screenwriter - the female John Hughes." Duncan recalls, "I was writing the kids' Thanksgiving plays.
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