Superstore EPs Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller & Jonathan Green Re-Up Overall Deals With Universal TV; Miller & Green To Become Sole Showrunners In Season 5
Superstore executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green have re-upped their ov..
Superstore executive producers Justin Spitzer, Gabe Miller and Jonathan Green have re-upped their overall deals with Universal TV, the studio behind NBCs critically praised comedy series.
The three have served as co-showrunners of Superstore since the series launch. Beginning with Season 5, Miller and Green will take over showrunner duties, while series creator Spitzer will shift to develop new projects for the studio.
Spitzer has his own deal with the studio, and Miller and Green have re-upped as a team.
“I cant thank Justin enough for giving us one of the smartest comedies on television and Im grateful we now get to pick his very fertile brain for new ideas,” said Pearlena Igbokwe, President, Universal Television. “He is leaving Superstore in the very capable hands of Gabe and Jonathan who, along with America, Ben and the entire cast and crew, will continue to deliver the high-quality show weve all come to love.”
Before creating Superstore, Spitzer spent seven seasons writing for and producing on the Emmy-winning comedy The Office in which he rose from story editor to co-executive producer.
“Im excited to develop new projects with Pearlena and everyone else at Universal Television, which has been my home for the last 13 years,” said Spitzer. “Meanwhile, Gabe and Jonathan have been running Superstore with me from the beginning, and theres no one I have more faith in to continue guiding it into the future.”
Miller and Green have served as writers/executive producers on Superstore since the first season. The two spent three seasons as writers on The Late Show with David Letterman before transitioning to primetime comedy as co-executive producers on The Office and The Mindy Project.
Superstore has been a solid ratings performer for NBC/Universal TV. In Live+7, Superstore is averaging a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 4.4 million viewers overall its Thursday 8-8:30 PM time period against rival programming as The Big Bang Theory, Greys Anatomy and NFL Thursday Read More – Source
