Shawn Ryan
  • A King's suspense greets Brosnan's return to TV in 'Bag of Bones'

    ...this year's "I Don't Know How She Does It." He could return to the home screen again soon: With producer Shawn Ryan ( "The Shield" ), he's developing a series about an international private eye. For now, Brosnan sums......

  • 'White Collar's' Tim DeKay 'arrests' Shawn Ryan: Twitter prank war goes off-line

    "Nothing to see here, folks," DeKay told the onlookers. "Just Shawn Ryan getting arrested."...

  • Living by 'The Chicago Code' on Fox

    ...Agent Ness, also a native Chicagoan, fires back, "Yeah, well, you're not from Chicago." Writer/producer Shawn Ryan -- who created FX 's "The Shield" and partnered with Mamet for CBS' "The Unit" -- may not be from......

  • 'Terriers': Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James play dogged private eyes

    ...character," now you do. At a press conference a month or so later, executive producer (with creator Ted Griffith) Shawn Ryan ("The Shield"), quips, "We were looking for the clearest, most understandable name possible, and 'Terriers......

  • 'Lie to Me': British writer Alexander Cary to replace Shawn Ryan as showrunner

    Tim Roth: "This writer, Alexander Cary, he is a really very, very good writer.... So that's what Shawn did for us in a way is make sure that we were set, and then he moved on."...

  • 'Ride-Along' sneak peek: FOX is on the beat in Chicago

    Shawn Ryan is doing for the Windy City what he did for L.A. with "The Shield."...

  • 'The Shield: Season Seven - The Final Act'

    ...superbly acted FX drama series. His ex-wife (Cathy Cahlin Ryan, wife of series creator-producer Shawn Ryan) could be the means of his undoing, since she cooperates with other police detectives in an effort to bring him down......

  • True story: FOX picks up 'Lie to Me'

    ...Lie to Me" for a second season and hired a new showrunner to oversee the series. "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan has joined the series as an executive producer and will also supervise the show next season. The show, which has drawn......

  • Pilots: 'The Shield' Creator Produces 'Contractor' for CBS

    ...three more drama pilots, and surprise, only one is a crime procedural. The network has picked up the pilots for the Shawn Ryan-produced "Confessions of a Contractor," the medical drama "The Eastmans" and "I, Witness," according to ......

  • FOX Plants Two More in 'The Oaks'

    ...Matt Lanter and Bahar Soomekh in the high profile pilot, which FOX won in a bidding war back in August. Produced by Shawn Ryan ("The Shield") and written by David Schulner, "The Oaks" pilot began production last week just as the strike was......

  • Jeremy Renner Planted in FOX's 'Oaks'

    ...Matt Lanter and Bahar Soomekh in the high profile pilot, which FOX won in a bidding war back in August. Produced by Shawn Ryan ("The Shield"), directed by Michael Cuesta ("Dexter") and written by David Schulner, "The Oaks" pilot will......

  • CBS Validates 'Big Bang Theory'

    ...averaged 11.4 million viewers this season and a 3.1 rating among adults 18-49. Produced by David Mamet , Shawn Ryan and Vahan Moosekian, the cast of "The Unit" includes Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley , Robert Patrick and Regina......

  • 'Nip/Tuck' Creator Brings Plan 'B' to FOX

    ...is Reilly and Liguori's latest attempt to bring their FX buds up to the big network. "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan is attached to serve as showrunner on "The Oaks," a multi-generational supernatural drama set to shoot in November......

  • Two More Actors Stand Amongst FOX's 'Oaks'

    ...The Oaks" last month after winning a bidding war for the chance to make the series. "The Shield" veteran Shawn Ryan will run the show, which was created by David Schulner. The pilot will be directed by Michael Cuesta ( "Dexter......

  • 'O.C.' Gal Goes From 'Moonlight' to FOX's 'Oaks'

    ...FOX won a bidding war for "The Oaks" last month, giving the show a series commitment. "The Shield" veteran Shawn Ryan will run the show, which was created by David Schulner. The pilot will be directed by Michael Cuesta ( "Dexter......

  • Hot Pilot 'Oaks' Falls to FOX

    ...Schulner ("Once and Again") by giving the project a series commitment and bringing in "The Shield" creator Shawn Ryan as showrunner. Casting is expected to get underway in the next few days, the showbiz trade papers report, with......

  • Old Sins and New Ghosts Haunt 'The Shield'

    ...world. This may be the season that he begins to discover that." If he hasn't already, very soon series creator Shawn Ryan will begin to lay out plans for the show's next and final season. If the 10 episodes of season six leave fans breathless......

  • 'Shield' Back on Duty in April

    ...Shane (Walton Goggins), who mistakenly believed Lem had given up his crew to Internal Affairs. "Shield" creator Shawn Ryan says the bulk of season six, which will run for 10 weeks, will focus on Vic's ( Michael Chiklis ) search for......

  • 'The Shield' Stays on FX's Force

    ...original drama , would end early next year. "It has been the privilege of everyone at FX to work with [creator] Shawn Ryan, [star] Michael Chiklis and their colleagues on 'The Shield,'" says John Landgraf, president of FX......