Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014)

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SHOWRUNNERS is the first ever feature-length documentary to explore the fascinating world of U.S. 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.

Original Release

09/28/2014

Links

Website

Cast

Name	Character

J.J. Abrams	Himself / Self
Joss Whedon	Himself / Self
Terence Winter	Himself / Self
Shawn Ryan	Himself / Self
Damon Lindelof	Himself / Self
Janet Tamaro	Herself / Self
Steven S. DeKnight	Himself / Self
Ronald D. Moore	Himself / Self
Jane Espenson	Herself / Self
Jonathan Nolan	Himself / Self

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Des Doyle

Writers

Des Doyle

Cast

Name	Character

J.J. Abrams	Himself / Self
Joss Whedon	Himself / Self
Terence Winter	Himself / Self
Shawn Ryan	Himself / Self
Damon Lindelof	Himself / Self
Janet Tamaro	Herself / Self
Steven S. DeKnight	Himself / Self
Ronald D. Moore	Himself / Self
Jane Espenson	Herself / Self
Jonathan Nolan	Himself / Self
Chris Downey	Himself / Self
Javier Grillo-Marxuach	Himself
Hart Hanson	Himself / Self
Anthony LaPaglia	Himself / Self
Ali LeRoi	Himself / Self
David Nevins	Himself / Self
Jason O'Mara	Himself / Self
Jeff Pinkner	Himself / Self
Greg Plageman	Himself / Self
Bill Prady	Himself / Self

Producers

Name	Role

Christof Bove	Executive Producer
Jimmy Nguyen	Executive Producer
Jason Rose	Executive Producer
Ryan Patrick McGuffey	Producer
Rock Shaink Jr.	Producer
John Wallace	Producer