Sheri Elwood is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles–based television and film director, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for her work on Lucifer (2016–2021), Call Me Fitz, and Moonshine.Melissa Hank, "All in the dysfunctional family; Creator plumbs memories for new CBC dramedy Moonshine". Windsor Star, September 14, 2021."Priestley plays scoundrel". Calgary Herald, August 19, 2010.
She is the creator of The Admissions for Starz, Candace Bushnell's Is There Still Sex in the City? for Paramount Network, Troubleshooter for David Ayer and FoxTV, and Shitshow for Elizabeth Banks and WBTV.
Career
Early career Sheri Elwood graduated from the film studies program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Throughout the mid-1990s, Elwood worked as a television writer and director for Disney and the Fox Broadcasting Company. One of her early projects was the short-lived science fiction series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!. While the series only aired for two seasons, it inspired Bruce Coville's young adult book series of the same name. In 2000, Elwood directed her first feature film, Deeply, which starred Kirsten Dunst and Lynn Redgrave.
Starting in 2010, Elwood worked on several productions aimed at adult audiences. The first of these was the dark comedy television series Call Me Fitz, which was distributed by HBO Canada and the Audience Network. Elwood served as writer and showrunner for the series, which stars Jason Priestley as a used-car salesman who goes into business with his conscience.
2020–2021 Following the success of Call Me Fitz, Elwood was hired as an executive producer and writer on Lucifer (2016–2021) for WBTV, Fox, Netflix and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The show, a fantasy crime procedural about Satan working as a criminal consultant for the LAPD, received positive reviews and ran for six seasons between 2016 and 2021.
In 2021, Elwood created a semi-autobiographical series, Moonshine. The show depicts a dysfunctional family fighting for control of a dilapidated summer campground and resort and was filmed on Elwood's parents' property on Nova Scotia's South Shore. The series is distributed by The CW and CBC. It has been nominated for multiple Canadian Screen Awards, Directors Guild Awards, and Writers Guild of Canada Awards.
Filmography Television Year Show Credit1995–1996Ready or NotWriter / assistant story editor1996–1999Flash ForwardWriter / story editor / creative consultant1999I Was a Sixth Grade AlienWriter2002Strange Days at Blake Holsey HighDirector200415/LoveWriter / executive story consultant2006The Jane ShowWriter / supervising producer2009Defying GravityWriter / producer2010–2014Call Me FitzCreator / executive producer / writer / director2016–2017LuciferWriter / executive producer2019Whiskey CavalierWriter / executive producer2020MoonshineWriter / producer / showrunner 2025 Tulsa King Writer
Films Year Film Role1997The Swimming LessonWriter / director / editor1998Eb & FloWriter / director2000DeeplyWriter / director
Awards and Honors
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2014) Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series: Call Me Fitz (2014)
Gemini Awards
Best Comedy Program or Series: Call Me Fitz (2011)List of key nominations for 13th Gemini Awards for Canadian TV". Vancouver Sun, August 12, 1998."26TH Annual Gemini Awards". Tribute, September 7, 2011.
DGC Awards (Directors Guild of Canada)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2011) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Family Series: Northern Town (2007)
Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards
Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2012)W. Andrew Powell, "Winners at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards". TheGATE.ca, March 3, 2013.
International Awards
Banff Rockie Awards Best Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2011)
Other Nominations
Canadian Screen Awards: Multiple nominations for Call Me Fitz and Moonshine, including Best Comedy Series and Best Direction Gemini Awards: Additional nominations for writing and producing Call Me Fitz DGC Awards: Additional nominations for direction Call Me Fitz and Moonshine Writers Guild of Canada Awards: Moonshine
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