There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Thus far, I've only covered "Gilmore Girls" in its entirety, but there's more TK! "My Brilliant Friend" is next.
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"Say Goodnight, Gracie" is directed by Jamie Babbit. Amy Sherman-Palladino has the story credit and shares the teleplay credit with Janet Leahy. Babbit has directed a bunch of previous episodes:
"The Road Trip to Harvard" - Lorelai maxes out her credit card
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"Keg! Max!" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. Long has directed so many episodes at this point that it's hard to keep track. Here's the running tally:
"Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Dean is disgusted by
"Obsessed-Like" is directed by Kevin Bray, written by Prentice Penny. Bray has been involved with "Insecure" since S1 and has worked on many other dope shows like "Black-ish," "Fresh Off the Boat," and "The Americans." He got his start directing
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"Happy Birthday, Baby" is directed by Gail Mancuso, written by Amy Sherman-Palladino. I'm still waiting on "Besties," Mancuso's first feature film, to get a premiere date but IMDB says it's still in pre-production. Sadly, this is
"Ready-Like" is directed by Liesl Tommy, written by Laura Kittrell. Tommy is primarily known for her work in theater but has recently pivoted to television and film. Her past work includes episodes of "Queen Sugar" and "Dietland," and she is currently working on "
Directing and writing credits:
"A Tale of Poes and Fire" is directed by Chris Long, written by Daniel Palladino. Long has directed a few previous episodes:
"Presenting Lorelai Gilmore" - Rory participates in a disgusting, misogynistic debutante ball (complete with fan dance) while Christopher cements his
"High-Like" is directed by Millicent Shelton, written by Regina Y. Hicks. Shelton has directed so many episodes of tv that it's hard to keep track. You've definitely seen her work somewhere, whether it's on "Parenthood," "Black-ish," or one
Directing and writing credits:
"The Big One" is directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Amy-Sherman Palladino. Babbit has directed a bunch of previous episodes:
"The Road Trip to Harvard" - LaDawn, aka Jonah Ryan's mom, makes an appearance and we find out how much
"Fresh-Like" is directed by Stella Meghie, written by Dayna Lynne North. I'm not super familiar with Meghie's work, but I did see (and like) "Everything, Everything" (2017) with Amandla Stenberg. Her 2016 feature film, "Jean of the Joneses" was described
"Backwards-Like" is directed by Mo Marable, written by Ben Dougan. I was really happy to see Marable's name on the credits. He's directed a bunch of standalone TV episodes, but I primarily know him as the founder and creative director of Brim + Brew, the
Directing and writing credits:
"Face-Off" is directed by Kenny Ortega, written by John Stephens. You should remember both of these guys from previous episodes but in case you need a refresher, here's an overview for Ortega:
"They Shoot Gilmores, Don't They?" -
"Familiar-Like" is directed by Pete Chatmon, written by Amy Aniobi. You might remember Chatmon as the director of "Due North," the series-within-a-series from Season 2 of "Insecure." Chatmon also directed two feature films, "Premium" (2006), a romantic dramedy, and "761st"
