THE POWER SHOWRUNNERS
Ryan Murphy, Fleabag, Riverdale, Grey's Anatomy + more
When it comes to television, we owe a lot to the showrunners who make them happen. From creating, writing and calling the shots, the biggest names in the industry lend their talents to passion projects and absolute obsessions. The list of the top showrunners in Hollywood is long, but PROVOKR has picked out the ones behind some of the hits we love.
PHOEBE WALLER-BRIDGE
What can we say about Phoebe Waller-Bridge that we haven’t already said? The creative mind behind Fleabag and Killing Eve has given us everything we could want and more, including quippy dialogue, seductive characters and plenty of gut-wrenching twists. Waller-Bridge has become one of the biggest names in the biz and recently helped write the upcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die. Watch out for Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She is poised to take on the world.
GREG BERLANTI
Greg Berlanti has a laundry list of shows he has worked on: Dawson’s Creek, You, Riverdale, Arrow, Supergirl, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. And that’s not even half of them. If you name a show on the CW network, or a series remotely close to DC and Archie comics, chances are Greg Berlanti is attached to the project. He has provided us with so many bingeable series, and for that we are thankful.
RYAN MURPHY
Ryan Murphy and his dream team comprising Tim Minear and Brad Falchuk have developed a wide variety of programming that satisfy all of our needs. It all started with the FX series Nip/Tuck. Then Glee catapulted Murphy into household fame. He’s also the mastermind behind the LGBTQ-inclusive series Pose, the cult-like show American Horror Story and the true crime narrative American Crime Story. Next up on his list is his first collaboration with Netflix titled Hollywood set to premiere May 1.
JORDAN PEELE
Jordan Peele isn’t just out to make horror films. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and nominated director has attached his name to some new TV hits, including the successful reboot of The Twilight Zone. Most recently, the Get Out director and writer executive produced the Nazi-hunting Amazon Prime series Hunters starring Al Pacino.
SHONDA RHIMES
Shonda Rhimes is so famous that ABC’s Thursday night schedule is called “Shondaland.” From Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 to How To Get Away With Murder and Scandal, Shonda Rhimes has been on the frontlines of diversifying the characters we see on network TV. Grey’s Anatomy is even the longest-running medical drama on TV — and that’s one impressive feat.
