Shonda Rhimes
Person · 6 cases · 2012–2020 · American television producer, television and film writer, and author
How Shonda Rhimes spread
Rhimes moved from film writing to an ABC medical drama hit, then reached global streaming audiences through Shondaland.
- Most often
- Carried it 4 of 6
- Topics
- Entertainment 4 · Politics & civic 2
1998
StartBox office
Rhimes directed the short film Blossoms and Veils, starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Jeffrey Wright. hollywood.com
2001
New audienceBox office
Rhimes wrote Crossroads, the debut film of pop singer Britney Spears. web.archive.org
2005
BreakoutMay 4 · TV
ABC renewed Rhimes's Grey's Anatomy, a hit airing after Desperate Housewives on Sundays. tvweek.com
2012
New audienceApr 5 · TV
ABC premiered Rhimes's political drama Scandal, starring Kerry Washington. web.archive.org
2021
PeakJan 27 · Open web
Netflix reported that Bridgerton, produced by Rhimes, reached 82 million households in its first 28 days. about.netflix.com
Jesse Williams' BET Awards Speech
Answered · Jul '16
3M views
Empire
Carried it · Jan '15
647M impressions
Becoming
Carried it · Nov '18
17M sold
Black Panther (2018)
Carried it · Feb '18
$1.33B box office
Binders full of women
Pushed back · Oct '12
220K likes on a parody page
Hamilton on Disney+
Carried it · Jul '20
720.4M impressions
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