TV’s Youngest Showrunners

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Without a good showrunner, even a TV series with the best actors, writers and directors in the world can sink without a trace! But if the current crop of TV showrunners is anything to go by, experience doesn’t necessarily equate to success. Here the top four youngest showrunners who keep things fresh!

Lena Dunham – Girls

As well as writing and co-producing Girls, the breakthrough HBO comedy-drama, 28-year old Dunham also stars in the series as madcap writer Hannah. She already has a web series and feature-film Tiny Furniture under her (probably high-waisted!) belt, as well as numerous film and TV acting roles. She’s definitely cut from the same cloth as Judd Apatow, also a co-producer for the show.

Mindy Kaling – The Mindy Project

Kaling made a name for herself both on and offscreen as a writer and actress in hit sitcom The Office. Kelly Kapoor was one of the show’s best characters, so it’s no surprise Kaling got a shot at her own sitcom thereafter. What IS surprising is how accomplished she is at 34!

Beau Willimon – House of Cards

Already a successful playwright and screenwriter, having adapted one of his plays into the hit George Clooney movie The Ides of March, 36-year old Willimon is also responsible for one of Netflix’s biggest TV hits, House of Cards, currently filming a third season. Imagine what he’ll do in his 40s!

Liz Meriwether – New Girl

Looks like the title of Meriwether’s hit Fox sitcom also works as a description of the showrunner! A playwright and romantic comedy screenwriter (No Strings Attached) at 33, Meriwether has managed to nail the zeitgeist in the Zooey Deschanel comedy vehicle and is already developing projects for Universal and Paramount.