Jenna Bans | |
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Occupation | Writer • Producer |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Jenna Bans is an American screenwriter. Bans is a producer and writer on Grey's Anatomy , and is the creator and the co-producer (along with Shonda Rhimes) of Off the Map , a series which premiered on ABC in January 2011, and was cancelled on May 13, 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she was the regular writer and co-executive producer on another Shonda Rhimes created drama, Scandal, on ABC.
In 2014, Bans created pilot Sea of Fire for ABC. In 2015, she created The Family , also for ABC. [1] [2]
Bans is the creator and executive producer of the NBC series Good Girls , which began broadcasting on February 26, 2018. [3]
Bans is married to Superstore creator and writer Justin Spitzer. [3]
Originally hired as a staff writer for Jerry Bruckheimer's cancelled action TV movie Fearless , Bans became a part of the crew of Desperate Housewives in 2004, working as a staff writer and then working her way to executive story editor. In 2006, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for the screenplay to the Desperate Housewives episode "Next" and in 2007 she received another nomination for the episode "It Takes Two". Bans co-wrote both episodes together with Kevin Murphy.
In 2017, Bans was inspired by a conversation she had with her mom about current politics to create Good Girls. [3]
As a producer, she uses the banner "Minnesota Logging Company." [4]
Year | Title | Notes |
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2007 | Private Practice | |
2008–2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Co-executive producer |
2011 | Off the Map | Executive producer |
2012–2014 | Scandal | Co-executive producer, 2014 consulting producer |
2014 | Sea of Fire | TV movie; executive producer |
2016 | The Family | Executive producer |
2018–2021 | Good Girls | Creator, executive producer |
Year | Show | Notes |
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2004 | Fearless | TV movie; staff writer |
2004–2007 | Desperate Housewives | Co-written with Kevin Murphy |
2007 | Private Practice | |
2008–2012 | Grey's Anatomy | |
2011 | Off the Map | Also credited as creator |
2012–2014 | Scandal | Regular writer |
2014 | Sea of Fire | TV movie |
2016 | The Family | Regular writer |
2018–2021 | Good Girls | Also credited as creator |
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