Greer Shephard


Greer Shephard is an American television producer, showrunner and director.

Early Career

In 1991, she joined ABC to serve as vice president of drama programming. She ultimately left in 1997.

Work

In 1998, she and director Michael M. Robin launched The Shephard/Robin Company with a commitment deal at Buena Vista TV Productions. In 2001, Shephard and Robin, after three years at Disney, joined Warner Bros. Television. Their producing success included Nip/Tuck, The Closer, Major Crimes and Popular. Together they showran the neo-western series Longmire. The show was subsequently cancelled by A&E in 2014, but revived by Netflix for a further two seasons.
Showrunners Ryan Murphy and Tony Tost consider Shepherd to be their mentor and the first person to give them a break.

Awards

Shepherd won the Golden Globe in 2005 for the series, Nip/Tuck.