showrunning
- a word derived from showrunner.
Example Sentences
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"After Baby Reindeer, I thought 'I'm not doing that again'. I wanted a break from acting, which can be very taxing, especially if you're showrunning too."
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Coincidentally, Fishko, who remembers pitching “Orphan Black: Echoes” while pregnant with her second child, compares the experience of showrunning to parenthood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2024
Lindelof of “Lost” fame, meanwhile, wanted to hand the showrunning reins to someone else after creating back-to-back HBO adaptations with “The Leftovers” and “Watchmen” but still wanted to work on a new, original project.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Angela Kang, a Korean-American television writer and producer who is showrunning "The Walking Dead," will serve as showrunner.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2022
He signed on as the lead and an executive producer, and Sheridan handed off showrunning duties to Terence Winter, whom Stallone had long admired for his work on “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Sopranos.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
