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Why do TV shows have so many directors?

Advice from a TV writer/showrunner

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Michael Jamin
Oct 07, 2025
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Director is an important job. They decide what shots to get, how to get them, and how the actors should deliver their lines.

Such decisions have an enormous impact on the look and feel of the story.

A movie has one director, right? So why do TV shows have multiple directors?

Well, it all comes down to this:

a woman holding a clapper over her face

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