How to Use showrunner in a Sentence
showrunner
noun-
And those are good people, the showrunners, to keep involved in the process.
— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 -
The rebirth of the Golden Globes has found its showrunner.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Sep. 2022 -
It is based on the novel of the same name by Kwame Alexander, who is also the showrunner.
— Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023 -
The show is based on an idea from Jonathan Tropper, who is also showrunner on the project.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023 -
The Simpsons showrunner Al Jean shared an image of the filmmaker’s work in a 2017 episode of the series.
— Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2023 -
The mom of two also created the TV series and served as the head writer and showrunner.
— Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024 -
His Curb partner, showrunner Jeff Schaffer, points out that the plot was more than two decades in the making.
— Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Aug. 2024 -
This season, though, will be under the helm of a new showrunner, Charlotte Stoudt.
— Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 -
The studio version of the proposal would leave the final say on staffing levels up to the showrunner.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023 -
The role of a showrunner also extends to on-the-fly decision-making while on set.
— Emma Roth, The Verge, 14 July 2023 -
And then John Wirth, our showrunner, is making great choices for us.
— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023 -
The spin-off, which was first announced in 2021, boasts Shonda Rhimes as showrunner and writer.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023 -
The showrunners also made sure to include The Ghoul, an unplayable character in the games.
— Marah Eakin, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024 -
The studios’ offer is for a total of three writers, the showrunner and two others.
— Erica Werner, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023 -
The short-term hires may never set foot on set, a crucial step to becoming a showrunner.
— Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2023 -
The showrunner asked Ha to share some Korean last names with her that begin with a B and settled on Baek.
— Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024 -
Listen, there are a lot of TV shows out there, and the majority of those showrunners are not working.
— Vulture, 14 July 2023 -
The studios are proposing to allow showrunners to hire at least two writers for at least 20 weeks.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 22 Aug. 2023 -
Co-creator and co-showrunner Scott Neustadter read the manuscript in 2017, before it was sold for print.
— Alexandra Molotkow, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023 -
No writer or showrunner has been attached for the series just yet, and the series does not have a network at this time.
— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024 -
Mazzara opens up about working with creator Zak Penn and the appeal of coming in as a showrunner for hire.
— Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2023 -
The new show is helmed by the former showrunners of Game of Thrones and surprise surprise, this high-concept drama is in fact very good.
— Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024 -
Gary Lennon served as showrunner for season two and will return for season three.
— Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023 -
The script for the biopic will be written by Ozark showrunner/writer Chris Mundy, with no cast or release date announced at press time.
— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2022 -
It was directed by Gillian Robespierre and the showrunner is Kit Steinkellner.
— Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Longtime showrunner Krista Vernoff hands over the reins to Meg Marinis for season 20 of the landmark series.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Following one Harness event, NBC asked the couple and their colleagues to spend time with their showrunners.
— Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 18 July 2023 -
The Good Place still command an outsized share of our affection, Ramos is the kind of showrunner (and Blockbuster is the kind of show) that my tribe wishes there were more of.
— Andy Meek, BGR, 2 Nov. 2022 -
All new writers, a new showrunner and of course, at some point assembling a cast, which did not manifest before all this.
— Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 -
Ryan is exec producer and showrunner through his MiddKid Productions.
— Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2024
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