showrunner
Pronunciations
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/ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
The person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
- Examples
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More examples (1)
Those so-called showrunners, the thousand or so people who share both writing and managerial duties on television shows, have already been squeezed by conflicting demands from guild leaders and company employers.
The person at the apex of the production triangle is the showrunner: in short, the boss.
Word forms
showrunners