Trailer Link

Release Date:

October 31, 2014

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “‘Showrunners’ is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US 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.The film intends to show audiences the huge amount of work that goes into making sure their favorite TV series airs on time as well as the many challenges that showrunners have to overcome to make sure a new series makes it onto the schedules at all! Featuring candid interviews with Showrunners such as J.J. Abrams, Joss Whedon, Bill Prady, Terence Winter, Damon Lindelof, Hart Hanson, Steven S. DeKnight.”

Poster: –

Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated.

Trailer: C+

Review: Television has reached such a pinnacle that big screen documentaries are now tackling the once-industry-decimating smaller screen. With showrunners making a name for themselves, they definitely deserve some attention, but there’s nothing in the trailer that suggests this should be seen on the big screen and may only be modestly interesting to those who are interested in the behind-the-scenes workings of television.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

Revisions:

(October 26, 2014) Original