Shawn Ryan

A young toll-booth worker is torn between leaving home to see the world or staying in the small Kansas town where he grew up.

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...

“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the people responsible for creating, writing and overseeing every element of production on one of the United State’s biggest exports – television drama and comedy series. Often described as the most complex job in the entertainment business, a showrunner is the chief writer / producer on a TV series and, in most instances, the show’s creator. Battling daily between art and commerce, showrunners manage every aspect of a TV show’s development and production: creative, financial and logistical.

Documentary of the final day of production on the second season finale of FX's "The Shield", which took place on March 14, 2003.

A young toll-booth worker is torn between leaving home to see the world or staying in the small Kansas town where he grew up.

A film director decides to chart the course of a young actor as he tries to make it in Hollywood...