Hot Clip: TV Creators Get Their Close-Up In Docu ‘Showrunners’

EXCLUSIVE: JJ Abrams, Matthew Carnahan, Jane Espenson, Hart Hanson, Ronald D. Moore, Kurt Sutter, and Joss Whedon are just some of the powerhouse television creators who appear in new docu Showrunners, from writer/director Des Doyle. Pic is the first feature length film to explore the rising power of the TV showrunner and the behind the scenes process that goes into making a hit show. Doyle brought the WonderCon crowds a taste over the weekend, appearing alongside Steven Molaro (The Big Bang Theory), Espenson (Once Upon a Time, Husbands), Steve Callaghan (Family Guy), John Rogers (Leverage, The Librarians), Andrew Kreisberg (Arrow), Rockne S. O’Bannon (Revolution), Marc Guggenheim (Arrow), Chris Carter (The X-Files, The After), and Showrunners co-producer Ryan Patrick McGuffey to unveil a clip from the film, which you can check out exclusively on Deadline below.

The Black Sheep Productions, Romark Entertainment, and Junto Entertainment production came together with support from Kickstarter and the Irish Film Board and is produced by John Wallace and Rock Shaink, co-produced by Ryan Patrick McGuffey, and exec produced by Jimmy Nguyen, Jason Rose, and Christof Bove. Submarine is repping US and worldwide rights: