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
• Rolin Jones created the series and serves as showrunner.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 10 Aug. 2022
• 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
• There was some tweaking — Hoffman was brought on as showrunner and reimagined one of the central trio as a young woman (Gomez).
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2022
• Longtime showrunner Krista Vernoff hands over the reins to Meg Marinis for season 20 of the landmark series.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2023
• The series was developed by Liz Heldens and Daniel Thomsen, who also serve as showrunners and executive producers.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
• The slowdown over the past two years came in part because writers and actors went on strike for better contracts, but also because of a creative retooling at Marvel that, among other things, let showrunners have freer rein over their productions.
  — Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024