Jenna Bans is an American screenwriter. She is a producer and writer on ''

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'', and is the creator and the co-producer (along with

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) of '' Off the Map'', a series which premiered on ABC in January 2011, and was cancelled on May 13, 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she was the regular writer and co-executive producer on another

created drama, ''

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'', on ABC. In 2014, Bans created pilot ''Sea of Fire'' for ABC. In 2015, she created '' The Family'', also for ABC. Bans is the creator and executive producer of the

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series '' Good Girls'', which began broadcasting on February 26, 2018.

Personal life

Bans is married to '' Superstore'' creator and writer Justin Spitzer.

Career

Originally hired as a staff writer for

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's cancelled action TV movie '' Fearless'', Bans became a part of the crew of ''

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'' in 2004, working as a staff writer and then working her way to executive story editor. In 2006, she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for the screenplay to the ''Desperate Housewives'' episode "

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" and in 2007 she received another nomination for the episode " It Takes Two". Bans co-wrote both episodes together with Kevin Murphy. In 2017, Bans was inspired by a conversation she had with her mother about current politics to create ''Good Girls''. As a producer, she uses the banner "Minnesota Logging Company."

Credits

Producing

Writing

References

External links

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