Sheri Elwood

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Sheri Elwood is a Canadian-born television producer, director, and screenwriter. She has worked in Canadian and American television, including as a writer and executive producer on series such as Call Me Fitz , Lucifer , and Moonshine . [1] [2]

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Elwood is based in Los Angeles and is married to screenwriter Dave Erickson. [3]

Early career

Elwood studied fine art and cinema at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). She began her television career in the 1990s, writing for youth-oriented programming produced for Disney and Fox. Among her early credits was the science fiction series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! , which aired for two seasons in the late 1990s.

In 2000, Elwood wrote and directed her first feature film, Deeply , an independent romantic drama starring Kirsten Dunst and Lynn Redgrave. [4]

Television work

Call Me Fitz

Elwood created the dark comedy series Call Me Fitz for HBO Canada and the Audience Network. The series starred Jason Priestley and aired from 2010 to 2014. Elwood served as creator, writer, director, and executive producer. The series received Canadian industry awards, including Canadian Screen Awards and Gemini Awards, for comedy and writing.

Lucifer

Elwood worked as a writer and executive producer on the fantasy procedural series Lucifer , which aired from 2015 to 2021 across Fox and Netflix. The series starred Tom Ellis and was produced by Warner Bros. Television and Jerry Bruckheimer Television.

Moonshine

Moonshine is a Canadian comedy-drama series created by Elwood for CBC Television. The series is set at a family-run campground in Nova Scotia and was filmed on property owned by Elwood’s family. [5]

The series has received nominations from Canadian industry organizations, including the Canadian Screen Awards, the Directors Guild of Canada, and the Writers Guild of Canada. [6]

Other projects

Elwood has worked on international television productions, including the Welsh crime drama Keeping Faith . In 2022, she entered a first-look development deal with Blink49 Studios to develop new television projects. [7]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRole
1995–1996 Ready or Not Writer
1996–1999 Flash Forward Writer
1999 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien! Writer
2002 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High Director
2009 Defying Gravity Writer
2010–2014 Call Me Fitz Creator / Executive Producer
2016–2017 Lucifer Writer / Executive Producer
2020–present Moonshine Creator / Showrunner

Film

YearFilmRole
1997The Swimming LessonWriter / Director
1998Eb & FloWriter / Director
2000 Deeply Writer / Director

Awards

Elwood has received Canadian Screen Awards, Gemini Awards, and Directors Guild of Canada Awards for her work on Call Me Fitz, including awards for comedy series and writing.

References

  1. ↑ "'Moonshine' creator Sheri Elwood mines Nova Scotia family roots for CBC dramedy". Kelowna Daily Courier. September 9, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ Melissa Hank, "All in the dysfunctional family; Creator plumbs memories for new CBC dramedy Moonshine". Windsor Star, September 14, 2021.
  3. ↑ Anderson, Derek. "Interview: FEAR THE WALKING DEAD Showrunner Dave Erickson". Daily Dead. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Truly, madly, silly Deeply". The Globe and Mail. February 9, 2001. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Making my TV show in Nova Scotia put the ideas of homecoming to the test". The Globe and Mail. April 23, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ Lyons, Margaret (February 22, 2024). "What to Watch This Weekend: A Dysfunctional Family Dramedy". The New York Times. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ White, Peter (March 3, 2022). "Sheri Elwood strikes first-look deal with Blink49 Studios". Deadline. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
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