Producer Paul Feig has an 'unheard of' hit rate. Here are his secrets to success

LOS ANGELES — Some will remember Paul Feig as biology teacher Mr. Pool on "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," but his real adventures in pop culture began with the creation of "Freaks and Geeks," which launched his career behind the camera. Afterward better known as a director of film ("A Simple Favor," "Bridesmaids," "Spy," the gender-flipped "Ghostbusters") and television (notably "The Office," "Arrested Development" and "Nurse Jackie"), he has been recently busy as a producer of both, through his FeigCo, and of digital content, via Powderkeg, an "incubator" he co-founded with Laura Fischer, "dedicated to elevating female and LGBTQ creators and filmmakers of color."

Though he has not had a show of his own creation since the 2015 sci-fi comedy "Other Space," Feig's production company, which was also behind "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist" and "Love Life," recently had two series premiere on the same day. Fox's faux documentary "Welcome to Flatch," developed by Jenny Bicks ("Sex in the City," "Men in Trees") from the BBC's "This Country," stars Sam Straley and Holmes as cousins, immature yet striving, proudly critical residents of an eccentric Ohio small town. "Minx," on HBO Max, is a period aspirational workplace comedy from Ellen Rapoport, about the first erotic magazine for women, sort of like "The Deuce" crossed with "Good Girls Revolt" crossed with "GLOW."

It's worth exploring the Powderkeg productions as well. These include the short films produced under the