Jenna Bans is an American screenwriter. She is a producer and writer on Grey's Anatomy, and is the creator and the co-producer (along with Shonda Rhimes) 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 Shonda Rhimes created drama, Scandal, 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 NBC 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 Jerry Bruckheimer's cancelled action TV movie Fearless, Bans became a part of the crew of Desperate Housewives 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 "Next" 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."
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Producing +TelevisionYearTitleNotes2007Private Practice2008–2012Grey's AnatomyCo-executive producer2011Off the MapCreator, executive producer2012–2014ScandalCo-executive producer, 2014 consulting producer2014Sea of FireTV movie; executive producer2016The FamilyCreator, executive producer2018–2021Good GirlsCreator, executive producer2025Grosse Pointe Garden SocietyCreator, executive producer
Writing +TelevisionYearShowNotes2004FearlessTV movie; staff writer2004–2007Desperate HousewivesCo-written with Kevin Murphy2007Private Practice2008–2012Grey's Anatomy2011Off the MapAlso credited as creator2012–2014ScandalRegular writer2014Sea of FireTV movie2016The FamilyRegular writer2018–2021Good GirlsAlso credited as creator2025Grosse Pointe Garden SocietyAlso credited as creator
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