Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show

"Their Vision Is Television"

Oct 17 2014 Not Rated 1h 30m
Biography, Documentary

“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State’s biggest exports – television drama and comedy series. Often described as the most complex job in the entertainment business, a showrunner is the chief writer / producer on a TV series and, in most instances, the show’s creator. Battling daily between art and commerce, showrunners manage every aspect of a TV show’s development and production: creative, financial and logistical.

Plot

'Showrunners' is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These people are responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State's biggest exports - television drama and comedy series.The film intends to show audiences the huge amount of work that goes into making sure their favorite TV series airs on time as well as the many challenges that showrunners have to overcome to make sure a new series makes it onto the schedules at all! Featuring candid interviews with Showrunners such as J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Bill Prady, Terence Winter, Damon Lindelof, Hart Hanson, Steven S. DeKnight.

Written by

Des Doyle

Directed by

Des Doyle

Cast

J.J. Abrams, Kristen Bell, David Boreanaz

Crew

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Production Countries

Ireland, United States of America

Production Companies

Black Sheep Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
Showrunners Trailer 2 HD
Scores
# of Votes
1,286
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
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