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.
Jenna Bans | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer • Producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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]
Personal life edit
Bans is married to Superstore creator and writer Justin Spitzer.[3]
Career edit
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 mother about current politics to create Good Girls.[3]
As a producer, she uses the banner "Minnesota Logging Company."[4]
Credits edit
Producing edit
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Private Practice | |
| 2008–2012 | Grey's Anatomy | Co-executive producer |
| 2011 | Off the Map | Creator, executive producer |
| 2012–2014 | Scandal | Co-executive producer, 2014 consulting producer |
| 2014 | Sea of Fire | TV movie; executive producer |
| 2016 | The Family | Creator, executive producer |
| 2018–2021 | Good Girls | Creator, executive producer |
Writing edit
| Year | Show | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
External links edit
- Jenna Bans at IMDb
References edit
- ^ Lesley Goldberg (26 September 2014). "'Scandal's' Jenna Bans Sells Political Thriller to ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva (29 January 2015). "'Flesh & Blood' Mystery Drama From Jenna Bans Gets ABC Pilot Order - Deadline". Deadline. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Birnbaum, Debra (19 February 2019). "'Good Girls' Creator Jenna Bans on How Donald Trump's Election Fueled Her". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 27, 2020). "Jenna Bans' Uni TV-Based Minnesota Logging Production Company Taps 20th TV's Casey Kyber As Head Of Television". Deadline. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
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