Gennifer Hutchison
Gennifer Hutchison | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Television | Better Call Saul,Breaking Bad,The X-Files,Star Trek: Enterprise,The Strain |
| Spouse |
Andrew Ortner (m.2013) |
Gennifer Hutchison(born 1976 or 1977)[1]is an American television and film writer. She is best known for her work on the television seriesBreaking Bad.She won twoWriters Guild of America Awardsfor her work on the series as a part of the writing team in 2012[2]and 2013. She was also a writer and executive producer onBetter Call Saul.[3]
Prior toBreaking Bad,she worked in the production staff for the television seriesThe Lone Gunmen,The X-Files,Star Trek: Enterprise,Grey's AnatomyandMad Men.She also worked onThe Strainas a writer and producer during its first season.
Career
[edit]Hutchison got her start in the entertainment industry as a PA in the writers' office atThe X-Files.[4]She went on to become writer/producerVince Gilligan's assistant during the show's final seasons.[5]After the show ended, she worked on a number of pilots and short-lived shows as a writers' assistant and producers' assistant, ending up as showrunnerMatthew Weiner's assistant onMad Menduring its first season.[6]
After finding out about former Boss Gilligan's new pilotBreaking Bad– also onAMC– she reached out and was offered a job as Gilligan's assistant.[6]When Hutchison and the show returned for its second season, she spoke to Gilligan about her ambition to write for the show. She was tasked with writing the show's additional content, such as webisodes and blogs, as an audition. Her work impressed Gilligan, and she was offered a freelance script in season three, and subsequently brought on board as a writer.[4]She remained on the show for the remainder of its run, rising to the position of executive story editor in the show's fifth and final season.
AfterBreaking Badended, she spent a season as a producer onFX's horror-dramaThe Strain,writing two of the show's first-season episodes.[7]
She rejoined Gilligan and his co-creatorPeter GouldonBreaking BadprequelBetter Call Saulas a supervising producer. Hutchison has, to date, written two episodes per season, rising to co-executive producer inseason two,and executive producer inseason three.She has received an Emmy nomination in theOutstanding Drama Seriescategory for each season of the show.[8]
In film, Hutchison adaptedVictoria Aveyard's novelRed QueenforUniversalin 2015. In June 2016, she signed an overall deal withSony Pictures TV,the studio behind bothBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul.[7]
In December 2017, it was announced that Hutchison is adapting theWelcome to Night Valepodcast for television. The series is being developed atFX,under her overall deal with Sony Pictures TV.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Hutchison was born inConcord, Massachusetts,and grew up in amilitary familythat moved frequently.[10]She is married toBreaking Badassociate producer/post-production supervisor Andrew Ortner.[11]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Show | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | Breaking Bad | Nominated |
| 2012 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | Won | |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Better Call Saul | Nominated |
| 2015 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Producers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Dramatic Series | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Producers Guild of America Award | Best Episodic Drama | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Writers Guild of America Award | Best Dramatic Series | Pending |
Filmography
[edit]Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | 1 | "Alloyed" | 8 | Co-written withJ. D. Payne & Patrick McKay |
| "Adrift" | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | Better Call Saul | 4 | "Wiedersehen" | 9 | |
| "Piñata" | 6 | ||||
| 2017 | 3 | "Lantern" | 10 | ||
| "Sunk Costs" | 3 | ||||
| 2016 | 2 | "Bali Ha'i" | 6 | ||
| "Cobbler" | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | "Bingo" | 7 | ||
| "Hero" | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | The Strain | 1 | "Loved Ones" | 10 | |
| "Runaways" | 5 | ||||
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | 5 | "Confessions" | 11 | |
| 2012 | "Buyout" | 6 | |||
| 2011 | 4 | "Salud" | 10 | Co-written withPeter Gould | |
| "Cornered" | 6 | ||||
| 2010 | 3 | "I See You" | 8 |
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Executive producer | Season 1 |
| 2018 | Better Call Saul | Season 4 | |
| 2017 | Season 3 | ||
| 2016 | Co-executive producer | Season 2 | |
| 2015 | Supervising producer | Season 1 | |
| 2014 | The Strain | Producer | Season 1 |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | Executive story editor | Season 5 |
| 2012 | Story editor | Season 3 | |
| 2009 | Script coordinator | Season 2 |
References
[edit]- ^Hutchison, Gennifer (August 3, 2016)."Gennifer Hutchison".Don't Die(Interview). Interviewed by David Wolinsky.RetrievedOctober 15,2022.
My name is Gennifer Hutchison. I'm 39 and I am based in Los Angeles.
- ^2012 Nominees & Winners, Writers Guild Awards – Writers Guild of America, WestArchivedMay 12, 2015, at theWayback Machine
- ^2013 Nominees & Winners, Writers Guild Awards – Writers Guild of America, WestArchivedSeptember 1, 2015, at theWayback Machine
- ^ab""Better Call Saul" Writer Gennifer Hutchison Discusses Her Craft and Career – Green Lens Media ".Green Lens Media.March 17, 2015.RetrievedDecember 12,2017.
- ^John, Allen St."Be A Team Player And Nail The Lunch Order: Career Tips from Better Call Saul Writer Genni Hutchison".Forbes.RetrievedDecember 12,2017.
- ^ab"Better Call Saul Q&A – Gennifer Hutchison (Writer & Producer)".AMC.RetrievedDecember 12,2017.
- ^abAndreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2016)."'Better Call Saul' Writer Gennifer Hutchison Inks Overall Deal With Sony TV ".Deadline.Archived fromthe originalon September 27, 2022.RetrievedNovember 16,2017.
- ^"Gennifer Hutchison | Television Academy".Television Academy.RetrievedDecember 19,2017.
- ^Evans, Greg (December 8, 2017)."FX To Develop 'Welcome To Night Vale' Podcast For TV; Harper Perennial Orders Two New Books".Deadline.RetrievedDecember 19,2017.
- ^Horner, Al (November 5, 2021)."Gennifer Hutchinson".How I Write(Podcast).RetrievedOctober 15,2022.
...Gennifer, who was born in Concord, Massachusetts...
- ^"Gennifer Hutchison and Andrew Ortner's Wedding Website".Archived fromthe originalon May 16, 2013.RetrievedJuly 18,2013.
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