showrunner
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- noun
- /ˈʃoʊˌrʌnər/
- Jargon
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showrunner
- And I say "I" because I was not only the creator and showrunner, but the sole Executive Producer as well.
- creator and showrunner
- producers and showrunners
- writers and showrunners
She now is like the showrunner on Tell Me Lies.
- She now is like the showrunner on Tell Me Lies.
- But they went back and the showrunners re edited everything.
- So I was a showrunner's assistant on my first two shows.
- What's the difference between directing a movie and being a showrunner on ATV show?
- And for advice, I called up Naren Shankar, the showrunner for The Expanse.
- David Benioff and and Dan Weiss are the showrunners.
- They're they're they're they're successful writers and showrunners.
- But I think that it really does start with your showrunner.
- And then I spoke to the showrunner who had this whole vision in her head.
- But for me, it's been following, watching Graham, how Graham works as a showrunner.
- I just felt that I had lost my kinship with the writer or the showrunner.
- And Jesse Armstrong, our creator and showrunner, said yes, he loves his children, but they're just all pains in the ass.
- Most recently the creator showrunner for that show Paradise with Sterling K Brown on Hulu also did This Is Us.
- So our partners, writers, showrunners, producers are present fathers.
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My challenge as a showrunner, season after season, is to balance art and commerce.
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- Shonda Rhimes is the most powerful showrunner in Hollywood.
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And then I spoke to the showrunner who had this whole vision in her head.
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Every single one since he started as the head showrunner has been exactly the same.
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I wish they would have gotten a new showrunner a while ago, though.
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On cable television, the showrunner and the writing matter more than anything else.
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And as a showrunner, I have responsibility for that culture and I wish we had done a better job and I'm very sorry about it.
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And for advice, I called up Naren Shankar, the showrunner for The Expanse.
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NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt released a statement today praising the cast, crew, and producer/original showrunner Greg Daniels.
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Kenya Barris is the creator and showrunner of the ABC sitcom "Black-ish."
Synonyms
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A person who leads and shapes the creative parts of a film, play, or concert
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A person who gets money and manages making a film or show
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A person who finds money and organizes the making of a film
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A person who leads actors and shapes how a play looks and feels
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A person who guides actors and plans the action on stage
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Etymology
Showrunner comes from putting together show and runner, based on the phrase 'to run the show', which means 'to manage a performance'. So a showrunner is the person who 'runs' and manages a TV series or live production, in charge of both the creative ideas and the practical planning.