Greer Shephard

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Greer Shephard (born 16 March 1967) is an American television producer, showrunner and director. [1]

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Early Career

In 1991, she joined ABC to serve as vice president of drama programming. She ultimately left in 1997. [2] In 1998, she and director Michael M. Robin launched The Shephard/Robin Company with a commitment deal at Buena Vista TV Productions. [3] In 2001, both Shephard along with Robin, after three years who had served at Disney, joined Warner Bros. Television, who then had a strong relationship with the studio since then through the Shephard/Robin production company. [4]

Work

Shepherd formed The Shephard/Robin Company with Michael M. Robin in 1998. [5] Their producing success included Nip/Tuck , The Closer , Major Crimes and Popular . Together they showran the neo-western series Longmire . The show was subsequently cancelled by A&E in 2014, but revived by Netflix for a further two seasons. [6] [7]

Awards

Shepherd won the Golden Globe in 2005 for the series, Nip/Tuck. [8]

References

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0791709/
  2. Hontz, Jenny (1997-06-18). "Shephard ankling ABC". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  3. Hontz, Jenny (1998-07-02). "Shephard, Robin at BV TV". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  4. Adalian, Josef (2003-04-24). "WB TV duo stay put". Variety. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
  5. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/showrunners-2012-longmire-greer-shephard-375658/
  6. https://deadline.com/2015/07/longmire-season-4-spoilers-netflix-comeback-1201486553/
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrbEbEouftA