Meanings
plural showrunners
- broadcastingThe person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
The person at the apex of the production triangle is the showrunner: in short, the boss.
2013, Bethany Rooney, Mary Lou Belli, Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing, →ISBN, page 661 more example
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.
2007 November 3, Brooks Barnes, “With Resolution Unlikely, Writers Guild Sets Strike for Monday”, in New York TimesSynonyms: helmer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 監製人 /监制人, 總製片人 /总制片人
- 監製人 /监制人person in charge of a television series
- 總製片人 /总制片人person in charge of a television series
Finnish sarjan päällikkö, showrunner
- sarjan päällikköperson in charge of a television series
- showrunnerperson in charge of a television series
French show runner, auteur-producteur
- show runnerperson in charge of a television series
- auteur-producteurperson in charge of a television series
German Showrunner, Serienverantwortlicher
- Showrunnerperson in charge of a television series
- Serienverantwortlicherperson in charge of a television series
Hungarian producer
- producerperson in charge of a television series
Spanish showrunner, autor-productor
- showrunnerperson in charge of a television series
- autor-productorperson in charge of a television series
Cite this entry
showrunner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showrunner
“showrunner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showrunner. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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