Gennifer Hutchison

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Gennifer Hutchison
Born1976or1977(age 47–48)
Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer
Years active1993–present
Television Better Call Saul , Breaking Bad , The X-Files , Star Trek: Enterprise , The Strain
Spouse
Andrew Ortner
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(m. 2013)​

Gennifer Hutchison (born 1976or1977) [1] is an American television and film writer. She is best known for her work on the television series Breaking Bad . She won two Writers Guild of America Awards for her work on the series as a part of the writing team in 2012 [2] and 2013. She was also a writer and executive producer on Better Call Saul . [3]

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Prior to Breaking Bad, she worked in the production staff for the television series The Lone Gunmen , The X-Files , Star Trek: Enterprise , Grey's Anatomy and Mad Men . She also worked on The Strain as a writer and producer during its first season.

Career

Hutchison got her start in the entertainment industry as a PA in the writers' office at The X-Files. [4] She went on to become writer/producer Vince Gilligan's assistant during the show's final seasons. [5] After the show ended, she worked on a number of pilots and short-lived shows as a writers' assistant and producers' assistant, ending up as showrunner Matthew Weiner's assistant on Mad Men during its first season. [6]

After finding out about former boss Gilligan's new pilot Breaking Bad – also on AMC – she reached out and was offered a job as Gilligan's assistant. [6] When Hutchison and the show returned for its second season, she spoke to Gilligan about her ambition to write for the show. She was tasked with writing the show's additional content, such as webisodes and blogs, as an audition. Her work impressed Gilligan, and she was offered a freelance script in season three, and subsequently brought on board as a writer. [4] She remained on the show for the remainder of its run, rising to the position of executive story editor in the show's fifth and final season.

After Breaking Bad ended, she spent a season as a producer on FX's horror-drama The Strain, writing two of the show's first-season episodes. [7]

She rejoined Gilligan and his co-creator Peter Gould on Breaking Bad prequel Better Call Saul as a supervising producer. Hutchison has, to date, written two episodes per season, rising to co-executive producer in season two, and executive producer in season three. She has received an Emmy nomination in the Outstanding Drama Series category for each season of the show. [8]

In film, Hutchison adapted Victoria Aveyard's novel Red Queen for Universal in 2015. In June 2016, she signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures TV, the studio behind both Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. [7]

In December 2017, it was announced that Hutchison is adapting the Welcome to Night Vale podcast for television. The series is being developed at FX, under her overall deal with Sony Pictures TV. [9]

Personal life

Hutchison was born in Concord, Massachusetts, and grew up in a military family that moved frequently. [10] She is married to Breaking Bad associate producer/post-production supervisor Andrew Ortner. [11]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryShowResult
2010Writers Guild of America AwardBest Episodic DramaBreaking BadNominated
2012Writers Guild of America AwardBest Episodic DramaNominated
2013Writers Guild of America AwardBest Episodic DramaWon
2015Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama Series Better Call Saul Nominated
2015Writers Guild of America AwardBest Dramatic SeriesNominated
2015Producers Guild of America AwardBest Episodic DramaNominated
2016Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama SeriesNominated
2016Writers Guild of America AwardBest Dramatic SeriesNominated
2016Producers Guild of America AwardBest Episodic DramaNominated
2017Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Drama SeriesNominated
2018Writers Guild of America AwardBest Dramatic SeriesPending

Filmography

Writer

YearShowSeasonEpisode titleEpisodeNotes
2024 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2 "Elven Kings Under the Sky"1
2022 1 "Alloyed"8Co-written with J. D. Payne & Patrick McKay
"Adrift"2
2018 Better Call Saul 4 "Wiedersehen"9
"Piñata"6
2017 3 "Lantern"10
"Sunk Costs"3
2016 2 "Bali Ha'i"6
"Cobbler"2
2015 1 "Bingo"7
"Hero"4
2014 The Strain 1 "Loved Ones"10
"Runaways"5
2013 Breaking Bad 5 "Confessions"11
2012"Buyout"6
2011 4 "Salud"10Co-written with Peter Gould
"Cornered"6
2010 3 "I See You"8

Production staff

YearShowRoleNotes
2022 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Executive producerSeason 1
2018 Better Call Saul Season 4
2017Season 3
2016Co-executive producerSeason 2
2015Supervising producerSeason 1
2014 The Strain ProducerSeason 1
2013 Breaking Bad Executive story editorSeason 5
2012Story editorSeason 3
2009Script coordinatorSeason 2

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References

  1. ↑ Hutchison, Gennifer (August 3, 2016). "Gennifer Hutchison". Don't Die (Interview). Interviewed by David Wolinsky. Retrieved October 15, 2022. My name is Gennifer Hutchison. I'm 39 and I am based in Los Angeles.
  2. ↑ 2012 Nominees & Winners, Writers Guild Awards – Writers Guild of America, West Archived May 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ 2013 Nominees & Winners, Writers Guild Awards – Writers Guild of America, West Archived September 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1 2 ""Better Call Saul" Writer Gennifer Hutchison Discusses Her Craft and Career – Green Lens Media". Green Lens Media. March 17, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  5. ↑ John, Allen St. "Be A Team Player And Nail The Lunch Order: Career Tips from Better Call Saul Writer Genni Hutchison". Forbes. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Better Call Saul Q&A – Gennifer Hutchison (Writer & Producer)". AMC. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  7. 1 2 Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2016). "'Better Call Saul' Writer Gennifer Hutchison Inks Overall Deal With Sony TV". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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  9. ↑ Evans, Greg (December 8, 2017). "FX To Develop 'Welcome To Night Vale' Podcast For TV; Harper Perennial Orders Two New Books". Deadline. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ Horner, Al (November 5, 2021). "Gennifer Hutchinson". How I Write (Podcast). Retrieved October 15, 2022. ...Gennifer, who was born in Concord, Massachusetts...
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