Debra J. Fisher - Showrunner of Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia” - Writer, Exec. Producer “Criminal Minds” , “Alias”

Debra J. Fisher is a writer, producer, and director. She currently serves as the showrunner, writer, and executive producer of the Netflix series Ginny & Georgia.  Season one of the hit series was watched by over 52 million subscribers in its first month on the platform, gathering a devoted fan base. The highly anticipated second season premiered on January 5th. Ginny & Georgia is Debra’s first time in the showrunner’s seat.  Through her long and varied career, she has worked her way up the ladder on numerous beloved TV shows including Alias, The O.C., Charmed, and Criminal Minds, among others. With a wealth of experience from her own professional journey, she works to pay it forward by mentoring the next generation of creatives.

"I'm so happy that I did not grow up with a phone. I talk about this all the time. I did not have a cellphone growing up. We did not have the internet. I feel for children going through that. I think it's a really challenging time. Technology. I struggle with it now, people having so much access to us. People expecting, because I have a phone right next to me, that I'm going to respond to them.

When you're running a TV show, there's a little bit of an unwritten expectation of your availability during off hours and the weekends, and in a workplace, you really need to have your work-life boundaries. We try to be very cognizant of that within the writer's room and not working too late. We worked like 10-to-5 in season two, like maybe 5:30 with an hour-and-a-half lunch break during the Zoom room and COVID because it's just so important to not be staring at these screens all day. And even with the kids, like if someone needed some time off for a doctor's appointment, we try to really honor that and give that to them."

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