Dan Harmon, the brains behind the epic show Community, simplifies The Hero’s Journey into something more manageable for television. Here are the 8 steps, but catch Harmon talking about it here.
A character is in a zone of comfort,
But they want something.
They enter an unfamiliar situation,
Adapt to it,
Get what they wanted,
Pay a heavy price for it,
Then return to their familiar situation,
Having changed.