Some great news on this side of the pond today. De Doyle and John Wallace signed a deal with Submarine Entertainment for their documentary called Showrunners which has interviews with the likes of Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams, I’m not sure who they are but they’re probably only small fish. Ha! And just what is a Showrunner? Well, heres the Wikipedia take
"Showrunner" is a term originating in the United States television industry referring to the person who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of a television series—although such persons are generally credited as an executive producer[1] or supervising producer. The showrunner is at the opposite end of the staff hierarchy from runners, who are the most junior members of the production team, though sometimes showrunners are called "runners" for short. The term is also occasionally applied to people in the television industries of other countries. The duties of a showrunner often combine those traditionally assigned to the writer, executive producer and script editor. Unlike films, where directors are typically in creative control of a production, in episodic television the showrunner usually outranks the director.
Big congrats to the crew from all of us here at The Movie Bit. Can’t wait to see the doc!
