EXCLUSIVE: The long-awaited expansion of The Office universe appears to be getting closer to becoming a reality. Greg Daniels, who adapted NBC’s The Office for American audiences based on the…
I thought “executive producer” just meant they contributed money to the making of the project and they get the credit for it? I had always heard the show runners were the producers.
I don’t know. It’s possible but it does look like Mindy Kaling’s production company is one of the companies involved in the show and from your link:
As in film, executive producer credits in television are also commonly applied to individuals who are involved in the production in a more hands-off capacity, such as the owner of the show’s production company.
It does look like the show was created and developed by Charlie Grandy and articles seem to refer to him as the showrunner.
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I thought “executive producer” just meant they contributed money to the making of the project and they get the credit for it? I had always heard the show runners were the producers.
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I don’t know. It’s possible but it does look like Mindy Kaling’s production company is one of the companies involved in the show and from your link:
It does look like the show was created and developed by Charlie Grandy and articles seem to refer to him as the showrunner.
Additionally she did write on Veep and she was allegedly integral to some of The Office’s most popular episodes
Imo her hate is pretty unwarranted