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Janine Sherman Barrois

Janine Sherman Barrois
Occupations
Years active1994—present

Janine Sherman Barrois is an American television writer, producer, and showrunner. She is known for her work on ER, Third Watch and Criminal Minds.[1] From 2017 to 2022, she executive produced crime comedy-drama Claws on TNT. She also produced Netflix miniseries Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker, the Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera, The Kings of Napa,[2] and Apple TV+ thriller The Big Cigar.[3] She owned production banner, Folding Chair Prods., which she launched at Warner Bros. Television Group in 2015.[4]

Career

Sherman Barrois began her career as an assistant on the 1994 television series, South Central[citation needed] and later in films The Glass Shield (1994) and Major Payne (1995). Her first producer credit was in the 1996 film Bulletproof.[5] From 1997 to 1998, Barrois worked as a writer on The Jamie Foxx Show. She wrote three episodes across the second and third seasons.[citation needed] She went on to become a co-producer of The PJs and then was hired as an executive story editor for Third Watch by John Wells.

When Third Watch ended she became a co-executive producer for another Wells series, ER. She joined the crew of ER in the twelfth season. She was nominated for a Humanitas Prize in the 60 minutes category and an Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for her work on the twelfth season ER episode "Darfur" in 2007.[1] She was nominated for a second Image Award for writing in 2008 for her work on the thirteenth season ER episode "Breach of Trust".[6] She was again nominated for her season 15 work for the episode entitled "Parental Guidance".[7]

In 2010, she joined the CBS crime series, Criminal Minds at the beginning of season six and left at the end of season ten. In 2015, she signed a multi-year overall deal at Warner Bros. Television.[8]

Filmography

Writer

Year Show Episode Notes
1997 The Jamie Foxx Show "One Flew Over the County's Nest" Season 2, episode 4
1998 "Papa Don't Preach" Season 2, episode 14
"Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?" Season 3, episode 6
2000 Third Watch "Kim's Hope Chest" Season 2, episode 5
2001 "Honor" Season 2, episode 18
2002 "Falling" Season 3, episode 17
"To Protect..." Season 4, episode 3
"Crime and Punishment: Part 1" Season 4, episode 9
2003 "10-13" Season 4, episode 16
"In Confidence" Season 4, episode 20
"Lockdown" Season 5, episode 3
"Payback" Season 5, episode 7
2004 "Sleeping Dogs Lie" Season 5, episode 13
"Higher Calling" Season 5, episode 21
"Alone Again, Naturally" Season 6, episode 2
"The Hunter, Hunted" Season 6, episode 5
"Broken" Season 6, episode 8
2005 "Too Little, Too Late" Season 6, episode 18
ER "Wake Up" Season 12, episode 5
"All About Christmas Eve" Season 12, episode 10
2006 "Darfur" Season 12, episode 15
"Graduation Day" Season 13, episode 2
"Heart of the Matter" Season 13, episode 6
2007 "Breach of Trust" Season 13, episode 12
"Dying Is Easy..." Season 13, episode 15
"Lights Out" Season 13, episode 20
"Officer Down" Season 14, episode 3
2008 "Status Quo" Season 14, episode 11
"Under Pressure" Season 14, episode 17
"Parental Guidance" Season 15, episode 4
2010 Criminal Minds "Remembrance of Things Past" Season 6, episode 3
2011 "The Thirteenth Step" Season 6, episode 13
"With Friends Like These" Season 6, episode 19
"Proof" Season 7, episode 2
"The Bittersweet Science" Season 7, episode 10
2012 "I Love You, Tommy Brown" Season 7, episode 17
"The Pact" Season 8, episode 2
"The Lesson" Season 8, episode 10
2013 "Restoration" Season 8, episode 18
"The Inspiration" Season 9, episode 1
"Strange Fruit" Season 9, episode 9
2014 "The Edge of Winter" Season 9, episode 19
"Angels" Season 9, episode 23
"Burn" Season 10, episode 2
"Fate" Season 10, episode 9
2015 "The Hunt" Season 10, episode 23
2017 Claws "Fallout" Season 1, episode 4
"Bats**t Season 1, episode 5
2018 "Cracker Casserole" Season 2, episode 2
"Til Death" Season 2, episode 9
2019 "Muscle & Flow" Season 3, episode 2
"Finna" Season 3, episode 10
2020 Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker "Boot Straps" Season 1, episode 2
2024 The Big Cigar Upcoming miniseries

References

  1. ^ a b "Janine Sherman Barrois". Humanitas.
  2. ^ Jackson, Angelique (January 12, 2022). "'The Kings of Napa' Creator Janine Sherman Barrois Toasts Black Restauranteurs and Winemakers at Virtual Premiere".
  3. ^ White, Peter (April 7, 2022). "André Holland Set To Star As Black Panther Boss Huey Newton In 'The Big Cigar' For Apple From Janine Sherman Barrois, Don Cheadle, Jim Hecht & Warner Bros. TV".
  4. ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (February 2, 2022). "'Claws' Showrunner Janine Sherman Barrois Launches Inclusion-Minded Banner at Warner Bros. TV (EXCLUSIVE)".
  5. ^ "Janine Sherman-barrois". www.tcm.com.
  6. ^ Variety Staff (2008-01-08). "The 39th NAACP Image Award Nominations". Variety. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. ^ "The 40th NAACP Image Awards - Nominees & Voting - Writing/Directing". NAACP Image Awards. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  8. ^ Hipes, Patrick (July 6, 2015). "Former 'Criminal Minds' EP Janine Sherman Barrois Inks Warner Bros TV Deal".
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