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
• 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
• 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 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Under new showrunner Patrick Sean Smith, the show moves at a faster pace than in previous seasons, while staying true to its roots.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2023
• According to an anonymous source, showrunners are against this idea.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2023
• While the existence of writers room is not codified in the MBA, neither is the existence of a showrunner.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
• Ultimately the room becomes a machine that is trying to channel the vision of the showrunner.
  — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 17 May 2023
• According to showrunner Clyde Phillips at the time, the final shot was left open to interpretation.
  — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
• That was something that the showrunners and Rhys, who also serves as one of the executive producers, wanted to get the balance right on.
  — Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2023
• The deluge of discourse started when showrunner’s assistant Olivia Maher posted a video back in May shilling the virtues of her mish-mash of cheeses and bread, sparking a slew of riffs.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 July 2023
• The change came as Pizzolatto and Pepper were said to have met about the original idea and as the conversation shifted to the showrunner’s work on the 2016 remake.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2023
• Beef is still in the top 10, with no news about that show coming back as a potential anthology yet, as the showrunner suggested.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 May 2023
• Leland returned as joint showrunner for the second season.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Dec. 2023
• Steve Blackman, the showrunner, came up with a way to expand the role and even bring Ben back to life as a different, meaner version of himself in later seasons.
  — Matt Stevens, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Veteran actor and writer — and fervent Boston sports fan — Mike O’Malley was brought on as the showrunner and creator.
  — Jimmy Golen, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024