Greer Shephard (born 16 March 1967) is an American television producer, showrunner and director. [1]
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] [4] In 2001, Shephard and Robin, after three years at Disney, joined Warner Bros. Television. [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]
Showrunners Ryan Murphy and Tony Tost consider Shepherd to be their mentor and the first person to give them a break. [8] [9]
Shepherd won the Golden Globe in 2005 for the series, Nip/Tuck. [10]