showrunner

noun

show·run·ner ˈshō-ˌrə-nər

variants or less commonly show-runner or show runner

plural showrunners also show-runners or show runners

: a person who oversees the writing and production of each episode of a television series and has ultimate managerial and creative control over the series

A showrunner is more than just a producer. He or she is the creator or co-creator of a show and is a writer as well. These people are the guiding lights for a production. They are making decisions about casting, story arcs, as well as the day-to-day issues of getting a show done and ready for air.—

G. Michael Dobbs

Examples of showrunner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web While Padalecki hasn’t announced his next project, former Supernatural showrunner Eric Kripke has already expressed interest in finding a place for the younger Winchester brother in his current show, the giddily violent Amazon Prime Video hit The Boys. —

Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2024 According to Variety, Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence is set to direct the project and Ozark showrunner Chris Mundy will write the script. —

Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for showrunner

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