showrunners
Television program leaders
Showrunners are the executive producers who hold primary creative control over a television series.
They oversee the writing staff, manage day-to-day production, and maintain the show's vision and tone across episodes and seasons.
While directors and other producers come and go, the showrunner provides continuity and makes final decisions on scripts, casting, and story direction.
The showrunners decided to kill off a main character in the finale.
Ability to see
- auteurDirector with total control
- voiceSound from throat
- brandCompany's product line name
- creative controlAuthority over one's work
final cut · pitch · bible · development · adaptation · reboot · spinoff · collaboration
One who produces something
- executive producerSenior production decision-maker
- directorOne who leads
- castingShaping through liquid form
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
series · network · studio · crew · actors · budget · scheduling · post-production
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
season arc · mythology · serialization · procedural · anthology · bottle episode · cliffhanger · backstory
vision
Ability to see
creative control · final cut · pitch · bible · development · adaptation · reboot · spinoff · collaboration · mentorship
creator
One who produces something
- executive producerSenior production decision-maker
- directorOne who leads
- castingShaping through liquid form
pilot · series · network · studio · crew · actors · budget · scheduling · post-production · editing
narrative
Account of events
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- arcCurved line segment
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
dialogue · season arc · mythology · serialization · procedural · anthology · bottle episode · cliffhanger · backstory · subplot
- show businessactors, actresses, directors, producers, entertainers
- theater peopleactors, actor, directors, actresses, actress
- TV peoplenews anchor, newscaster, presenter, reporter, talk show host
- Asian AmericaCrazy Rich Asians, Michelle Yeoh, Bruce Lee, Sandra Oh, Shang-Chi
- television drama topicsplot twists, cliffhangers, character arcs, screenwriting, teleplays
- TV studiesratings, Nielsen, viewership, network analysis, fandom
showrunnersstandards and practices
Media compliance regulations
advertisers · financiers · corporate executives · bean counters · investors
showrunnersextras
Additional items included
interns · staff writers · runners · freelance writers · hired hands