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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Jane Espenson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:MCM_Once_Upon_A_Time_Panel_DSC_3132_(8980685674).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/MCM_Once_Upon_A_Time_Panel_DSC_3132_%288980685674%29.jpg/220px-MCM_Once_Upon_A_Time_Panel_DSC_3132_%288980685674%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="331" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/MCM_Once_Upon_A_Time_Panel_DSC_3132_%288980685674%29.jpg/330px-MCM_Once_Upon_A_Time_Panel_DSC_3132_%288980685674%29.jpg 1.5x, 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class="infobox-data role">Television producer, television writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1994–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.janeespenson.com/">http://www.janeespenson.com/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Jane Espenson</b> (born July 14, 1964) is an American television writer and producer. </p><p>Espenson has worked on both <a href="/wiki/Situation_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Situation comedy">situation comedies</a> and <a href="/wiki/Serial_(radio_and_television)" title="Serial (radio and television)">serial dramas</a>. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> and shared a <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award" title="Hugo Award">Hugo Award</a> with <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a> for her writing on the episode "<a href="/wiki/Conversations_with_Dead_People" title="Conversations with Dead People">Conversations with Dead People</a>". </p><p>After her work on <i>Buffy</i>, she wrote and produced episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_O.C." title="The O.C.">The O.C.</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Girls" title="Gilmore Girls">Gilmore Girls</a></i> among other series. From 2006 to 2010, she worked on <i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)" title="Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)">Battlestar Galactica</a></i> and several projects related to it. Between 2009 and 2010, she served on <i><a href="/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caprica (TV series)">Caprica</a></i>, as co-executive and executive producer and co-showrunner. In 2010, she wrote an episode of <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i>, eventually earning a Writers' Guild Award for her involvement with the show. In 2011 she joined the writing staff for <a href="/wiki/Torchwood:_Miracle_Day" title="Torchwood: Miracle Day">the fourth season</a> of the British television program <i><a href="/wiki/Torchwood" title="Torchwood">Torchwood</a></i>, which aired on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> in the United Kingdom and <a href="/wiki/Starz_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Starz (TV channel)">Starz</a> in the United States during mid-2011. </p><p>From 2011 to 2018, Espenson worked as a consulting producer and co-executive producer on ABC's series <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)" title="Once Upon a Time (TV series)">Once Upon a Time</a></i>, and also wrote and directed some of the show's supplementary DVD content and helped develop the show's spin-off series. She co-wrote and produced <i><a href="/wiki/Husbands_(TV_series)" title="Husbands (TV series)">Husbands</a></i>, an independent original web series, with co-creator <a href="/wiki/Brad_Bell_(producer)" title="Brad Bell (producer)">Brad Bell</a>. She and Bell were nominated for a Writers' Guild Award for their work on the series. Espenson also contributed writing to seasons 1 and 3 of the Marvel series <i><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Jones_(TV_series)" title="Jessica Jones (TV series)">Jessica Jones</a></i>, and was an executive producer of the HBO series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nevers_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Nevers (TV series)">The Nevers</a></i>. </p><p>She currently works on the <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a> series <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)" title="Foundation (TV series)">Foundation</a>. </p><p>She has written numerous comic books, edited multiple volumes of essays, and published several short stories. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson grew up in <a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames, Iowa</a>, and graduated from Ames High School.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a teenager, Espenson found out that <i><a href="/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" title="M*A*S*H (TV series)">M*A*S*H</a></i> accepted <a href="/wiki/Spec_script" title="Spec script">spec scripts</a> without requiring the writer to have industry representation. Though she was not an established writer, she attempted to write a script. She recalls, "It was a disaster. I never sent it. I didn't know the correct format. I didn't know the address of where to send it, and then I thought, they can't really hire me until I finish junior high anyway."<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_Profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Linguistics_studies">Linguistics studies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Linguistics studies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson studied <a href="/wiki/Linguistics" title="Linguistics">linguistics</a> as an undergraduate and graduate at <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Berkeley" title="University of California, Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bio_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She worked as a <a href="/wiki/Cognitive_linguistics" title="Cognitive linguistics">cognitive linguistics</a> research assistant for <a href="/wiki/George_Lakoff" title="George Lakoff">George Lakoff</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who acknowledged her work on the metaphorical understanding of event structure in English and credited her with recognizing the existence of the phenomenon of location-object duality in metaphors pairs.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lakoff also mentioned her year-long work on the "<a href="/wiki/Conceptual_metaphor" title="Conceptual metaphor">metaphorical structure</a> of causation" in the <a href="/wiki/Acknowledgment_(creative_arts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Acknowledgment (creative arts)">acknowledgments</a> section of <i>Philosophy in the Flesh: The Embodied Mind and Its Challenge to Western Thought</i> (1999, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-465-05674-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-465-05674-1">0-465-05674-1</a>). </p><p>While in graduate school, she submitted several spec scripts for <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation" title="Star Trek: The Next Generation">Star Trek: The Next Generation</a></i> as part of a script submission program open to amateur writers; Espenson has referred to the program as the "last open door of show business".<sup id="cite_ref-bio_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1992 Espenson won a spot in the Disney Writing Fellowship,<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_Profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which led to work on a number of sitcoms, including ABC's comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)" title="Dinosaurs (TV series)">Dinosaurs</a></i> and <a href="/wiki/Touchstone_Television" title="Touchstone Television">Touchstone Television</a>'s short-lived <i><a href="/wiki/Monty_(TV_series)" title="Monty (TV series)">Monty</a></i>. This was followed by work on the short-lived sitcoms <i><a href="/wiki/Me_and_the_Boys_(TV_series)" title="Me and the Boys (TV series)">Me and the Boys</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Something_So_Right_(TV_series)" title="Something So Right (TV series)">Something So Right</a></i>. In 1997 she joined the writing staff of Ellen Degeneres's sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series)" title="Ellen (TV series)">Ellen</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CNN_Profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer"><i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Buffy the Vampire Slayer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After years in sitcoms, Espenson decided to switch from comedic to dramatic writing and submitted her sample scripts to <i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, Espenson joined <a href="/wiki/Mutant_Enemy_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutant Enemy Productions">Mutant Enemy Productions</a> as executive story editor for the <a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(season_3)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 3)">third season of <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i></a>. Over the rest of the run of the series, Espenson wrote or co-wrote twenty-three episodes, starting with "<a href="/wiki/Band_Candy_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Band Candy (Buffy episode)">Band Candy</a>" and ending with <i>Buffy</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s penultimate episode, "<a href="/wiki/End_of_Days_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="End of Days (Buffy episode)">End of Days</a>". After her role as an executive story editor, she was promoted to co-producer in <a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_episodes#Season_4_(1999–2000)" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes">season four</a>. In the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_episodes#Season_5_(2000–2001)" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes">fifth season</a> she was promoted again to producer. She took up the role of supervising producer in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_episodes#Season_6_(2001–2002)" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes">sixth season</a> and was promoted once more to co-executive producer in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_episodes#Season_7_(2002–2003)" title="List of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes">final season</a>. </p><p>She wrote episodes both humorous (e.g. "<a href="/wiki/Triangle_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Triangle (Buffy episode)">Triangle</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Intervention_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Intervention (Buffy episode)">Intervention</a>") and serious (such as "<a href="/wiki/After_Life_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="After Life (Buffy episode)">After Life</a>"). Espenson and <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a> co-wrote the seventh-season episode "<a href="/wiki/Conversations_with_Dead_People_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Conversations with Dead People (Buffy episode)">Conversations with Dead People</a>," for which they won the <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award" title="Hugo Award">Hugo Award</a> for <a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Dramatic_Presentation,_Short_Form" class="mw-redirect" title="Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form">Best Short Dramatic Presentation</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Espenson is credited as the writer or co-writer of the following <i>Buffy</i> episodes: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"> <tbody><tr> <th>Episode number </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Credit </th> <th>Original air date </th></tr> <tr> <td>3.06 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Band_Candy" title="Band Candy">Band Candy</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>November 10, 1998 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.11 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Gingerbread_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Gingerbread (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Gingerbread</a>" </td> <td>Teleplay (<small>story by Espenson & <a href="/wiki/Thania_St._John" title="Thania St. John">Thania St. John</a></small>) </td> <td>January 12, 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3.18 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Earshot_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Earshot (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Earshot</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>September 21, 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.03 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Harsh_Light_of_Day_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Harsh Light of Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">The Harsh Light of Day</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>October 19, 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.08 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Pangs" title="Pangs">Pangs</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>November 23, 1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.11 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Doomed_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doomed (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Doomed</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with <a href="/wiki/David_Fury" title="David Fury">David Fury</a> & <a href="/wiki/Marti_Noxon" title="Marti Noxon">Marti Noxon</a></small>) </td> <td>January 18, 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.12 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/A_New_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="A New Man">A New Man</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>January 25, 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4.17 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Superstar_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Superstar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Superstar</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>April 4, 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.03 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/The_Replacement_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="The Replacement (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">The Replacement</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>October 10, 2000 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.11 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Triangle_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Triangle (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Triangle</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>January 9, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.12 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Checkpoint_(Buffy_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Checkpoint (Buffy episode)">Checkpoint</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Petrie" class="mw-redirect" title="Douglas Petrie">Douglas Petrie</a></small>) </td> <td>January 23, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.15 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/I_Was_Made_to_Love_You" class="mw-redirect" title="I Was Made to Love You">I Was Made to Love You</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>February 20, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5.18 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Intervention_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Intervention (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Intervention</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>April 24, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.03 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/After_Life_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="After Life (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">After Life</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>October 9, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.04 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Flooded_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Flooded (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Flooded</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with Douglas Petrie</small>) </td> <td>October 16, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.05 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Life_Serial" title="Life Serial">Life Serial</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with David Fury</small>) </td> <td>October 23, 2001 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6.12 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Doublemeat_Palace" class="mw-redirect" title="Doublemeat Palace">Doublemeat Palace</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>January 29, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.03 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Same_Time,_Same_Place" title="Same Time, Same Place">Same Time, Same Place</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>October 8, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.07 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Conversations_with_Dead_People" title="Conversations with Dead People">Conversations with Dead People</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with <a href="/wiki/Drew_Goddard" title="Drew Goddard">Drew Goddard</a></small>) </td> <td>November 12, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.08 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Sleeper_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Sleeper (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Sleeper</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with David Fury</small>) </td> <td>November 19, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.14 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/First_Date_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="First Date (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">First Date</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>February 11, 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.16 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Storyteller_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" title="Storyteller (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">Storyteller</a>" </td> <td>Writer </td> <td>February 25, 2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7.21 </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/End_of_Days_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)" class="mw-redirect" title="End of Days (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)">End of Days</a>" </td> <td>Writer (<small>with Douglas Petrie</small>) </td> <td>May 13, 2003 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>She also co-/wrote several comic book stories for <a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Slayers" class="mw-redirect" title="Tales of the Slayers">Tales of the Slayers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tales_of_the_Vampires" class="mw-redirect" title="Tales of the Vampires">Tales of the Vampires</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight">Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</a>, the <a href="/wiki/One-shot_(comics)" title="One-shot (comics)">one-shots</a> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonathan (Buffy comic)">Jonathan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reunion_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Reunion (Buffy comic)">Reunion</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Limited_series_(comics)" title="Limited series (comics)">limited series</a> <a href="/wiki/Haunted_(Buffy_comic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Haunted (Buffy comic)">Haunted</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Battlestar_Galactica_and_Caprica"><i>Battlestar Galactica</i> and <i>Caprica</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Battlestar Galactica and Caprica"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson joined the crew of <a href="/wiki/Sci_Fi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sci Fi">Sci Fi</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)" title="Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)">Battlestar Galactica</a></i> (<i>BSG</i>) just after <i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_Razor" title="Battlestar Galactica: Razor">Battlestar Galactica: Razor</a></i>, BSG's first <a href="/wiki/Television_movie" class="mw-redirect" title="Television movie">television movie</a>, was conceived.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As one of BSG's co-executive producers, she worked on every fourth-season episode starting with "<a href="/wiki/He_That_Believeth_in_Me" title="He That Believeth in Me">He That Believeth in Me</a>"; she was also the writer of "<a href="/wiki/Escape_Velocity_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="Escape Velocity (Battlestar Galactica)">Escape Velocity</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/The_Hub_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="The Hub (Battlestar Galactica)">The Hub</a>" and co-wrote <i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Face_of_the_Enemy" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy">The Face of the Enemy</a></i> webisodes. Prior to joining the show's staff she wrote <a href="/wiki/The_Passage_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="The Passage (Battlestar Galactica)">one third-season episode</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dirty_Hands_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="Dirty Hands (Battlestar Galactica)">co-wrote another</a>. In August 2008, the <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Times" title="Los Angeles Times">Los Angeles Times</a></i> broke the news that Espenson was the writer behind BSG's second television movie, <i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Plan" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Plan">The Plan</a>,</i><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> news confirmed in her writer's blog.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2009 it was announced that she had joined the spin-off series <i><a href="/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caprica (TV series)">Caprica</a></i> as co-executive producer and would take on showrunner duties midway through the first season.<sup id="cite_ref-veterans_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-veterans-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Espenson later gave up showrunning duties to focus more on writing.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Torchwood"><i>Torchwood</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Torchwood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2010 it was announced that <i><a href="/wiki/Torchwood" title="Torchwood">Torchwood</a></i> creator, lead writer and executive producer <a href="/wiki/Russell_T._Davies" class="mw-redirect" title="Russell T. Davies">Russell T. Davies</a> had hired Espenson to write for the show's fourth series, <i><a href="/wiki/Torchwood:_Miracle_Day" title="Torchwood: Miracle Day">Torchwood: Miracle Day</a></i> to be broadcast in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-russellt_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-russellt-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She later confirmed that she would be writing episodes 3, 5, 7 and co-writing episode 8 (with Ryan Scott)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and episode 10 (with Davies).<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to her involvement with Torchwood, Espenson had said she was a fan of the show, particularly the third series, "<a href="/wiki/Children_of_Earth" class="mw-redirect" title="Children of Earth">Children of Earth</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To tie in with the launch of <i>Torchwood: Miracle Day</i>, Espenson and Scott collaborated on the Starz-produced 2011 <i>Torchwood</i> webseries entitled <i>Torchwood: Web of Lies</i>, which stars American actress <a href="/wiki/Eliza_Dushku" title="Eliza Dushku">Eliza Dushku</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the broadcast of each episode of "Miracle Day" on Starz, Espenson wrote a blog on <a href="/wiki/AfterElton" class="mw-redirect" title="AfterElton">AfterElton</a> mixing her reaction to the episode with behind the scenes information on the devising process.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Husbands"><i>Husbands</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Husbands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011 Espenson also co-wrote and produced her first independent web series with partner Brad Bell. Entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Husbands_(Web_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Husbands (Web series)">Husbands</a></i>, it revolved around the life of two newly married gay men. Espenson self-funded the first season. A Kickstarter campaign and the involvement of <a href="/wiki/CW_Seed" class="mw-redirect" title="CW Seed">CW Seed</a> allowed subsequent production. The show eventually comprised four "seasons" and concluded in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series premiered Tuesday September 13, 2011. The series also generated <i>Husbands</i>, a hardback comic-book collection of stories rendered in a variety of different drawing styles, from Dark Horse Comics. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781616551308" title="Special:BookSources/9781616551308">9781616551308</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Once_Upon_a_Time"><i>Once Upon a Time</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Once Upon a Time"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2011, Espenson was brought on to the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_(genre)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fantasy (genre)">fantasy</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)" title="Once Upon a Time (TV series)">Once Upon a Time</a></i>, as a writer and consulting producer.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She stayed with the show for its entire seven-year run, and became a co-executive producer on the project. She was also involved in creation and writing of the spin-off series <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Wonderland" title="Once Upon a Time in Wonderland">Once Upon a Time in Wonderland</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_of_Thrones"><i>Game of Thrones</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game of Thrones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2011, working as a freelancer, Espenson wrote episode 6 of season 1 of <i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i>, titled "<a href="/wiki/A_Golden_Crown" title="A Golden Crown">A Golden Crown</a>". It is notable as one of only four <i>Game of Thrones</i> episodes written by women.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jessica_Jones"><i>Jessica Jones</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Jessica Jones"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, during the hiatus between seasons of <i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)" title="Once Upon a Time (TV series)">Once Upon a Time</a></i>, Espenson consulted on the series <i><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Jones_(TV_series)" title="Jessica Jones (TV series)">Jessica Jones</a></i>, earning a "thanks to" in the credits. In 2019, she returned for a larger role on the staff, and wrote the eleventh episode of the third season "<a href="/wiki/A.K.A._Hellcat" class="mw-redirect" title="A.K.A. Hellcat">A.K.A. Hellcat</a>". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Nevers"><i>The Nevers</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: The Nevers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, Espenson joined the <a href="/wiki/Home_Box_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Home Box Office">HBO</a> series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Nevers_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Nevers (TV series)">The Nevers</a></i>, as a writer and executive producer.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series premiered on April 11, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Foundation"><i>Foundation</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Foundation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson consulted on the <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a> series <a href="/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)" title="Foundation (TV series)">Foundation</a> in season 1, joining the writing staff in season 2 with writing credits on half of the episodes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other">Other</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson has written episodes for several other television shows, including episode 4.17 ("<a href="/wiki/Accession_(DS9_episode)" class="mw-redirect" title="Accession (DS9 episode)">Accession</a>") of <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine" title="Star Trek: Deep Space Nine">Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</a></i>, and one episode ("<a href="/wiki/Shindig_(Firefly)" title="Shindig (Firefly)">Shindig</a>") of <i><a href="/wiki/Firefly_(television_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Firefly (television series)">Firefly</a></i>. She has worked on <i><a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tru_Calling" title="Tru Calling">Tru Calling</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)" title="The Inside (TV series)">The Inside</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(TV_series)" title="The Batman (TV series)">The Batman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Andy_Barker,_P.I." title="Andy Barker, P.I.">Andy Barker, P.I.</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Jake_in_Progress" title="Jake in Progress">Jake in Progress</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series)" title="Dollhouse (TV series)">Dollhouse</a></i>, and was the co-creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Warehouse_13" title="Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Espenson is the editor of the book <i>Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly</i> (<a href="/wiki/BenBella_Books" title="BenBella Books">BenBella Books</a>, 2005, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-933771-21-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-933771-21-6">1-933771-21-6</a>), a collection of non-fiction essays on the short-lived television show <i>Firefly</i>. She edited the follow-up collection <i>Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe</i> (<a href="/wiki/BenBella_Books" title="BenBella Books">BenBella Books</a>, 2007, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781933771212" title="Special:BookSources/9781933771212">9781933771212</a>) She is the editor of <i>Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha to Rossum</i> (<a href="/wiki/BenBella_Books" title="BenBella Books">BenBella Books</a>, 2010, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781935251989" title="Special:BookSources/9781935251989">9781935251989</a>), a similar collection of essays about <i>Dollhouse</i>. </p><p>Espenson wrote the short story "What Holds Us Down", which appears in <i>Still Flying</i> from Titan Press, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1848565062" title="Special:BookSources/1848565062">1848565062</a>. Her short story "Int. Wolf-Night" appears in <i>Empower: Fight Like a Girl</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780692210116" title="Special:BookSources/9780692210116">9780692210116</a> She also has short stories which appear in the <i>Tales of the Slayers</i> book series. Her short story, "Nobel Prize Speech Draft of Paul Winterhoeven, With Personal Notes", was published in the September 2021 issue of <i>Future Science Fiction Digest</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Espenson served on the MoPOP (Museum of Pop Culture, Seattle) committee to select inductees into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is featured as a video/voice commentator in the museum itself. </p><p>Espenson has written for three of the 101 Best Television Series as determined by the Writers Guild of America: <i>Battlestar Galactica</i>, <i>Game of Thrones</i> and <i>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances_in_media">Appearances in media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Appearances in media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Espenson has appeared as an "<a href="/wiki/Expert_witness" title="Expert witness">expert witness</a>" on the <i><a href="/wiki/Judge_John_Hodgman" title="Judge John Hodgman">Judge John Hodgman</a></i> podcast episodes "Science Friction"<sup id="cite_ref-Judge_John_Hodgman_Episode_148:_Science_Friction_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judge_John_Hodgman_Episode_148:_Science_Friction-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "Vampirical Evidence."<sup id="cite_ref-Judge_John_Hodgman_Episode_476:_Vampirical_Evidence_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Judge_John_Hodgman_Episode_476:_Vampirical_Evidence-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2012, Espenson was a guest on the interview series <i>Cocktails with Stan</i>, with hosts Stan Lee and Jenna Busch. She has also been a guest on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sound_of_Young_America" class="mw-redirect" title="The Sound of Young America">The Sound of Young America</a></i>, with Jesse Thorn.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She has guested on the <i>Gilmore Guys</i> podcast and on the <i>Slayerfest</i> podcast, about <i>Gilmore Girls</i> and <i>Buffy</i> respectively. </p><p>She appears in the documentary interview series <i><a href="/wiki/James_Cameron%27s_Story_of_Science_Fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction">James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Showrunners" class="mw-redirect" title="Showrunners">Showrunners</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production_credits">Production credits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Production credits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"> <caption>Television </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="33">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th colspan="2">Credited as </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th width="65">Screenwriter </th> <th width="65">Producer </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1994 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Monty_(TV_series)" title="Monty (TV series)">Monty</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Monty_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="Monty (TV series)">The Principal's Interest</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs_(TV_series)" title="Dinosaurs (TV series)">Dinosaurs</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Dinosaurs_episodes#Season_4:_1994" title="List of Dinosaurs episodes">Driving Miss Ethyl</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Dinosaurs_episodes#"Lost_Episodes":_1994" title="List of Dinosaurs episodes">Variations on a Theme Park</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Me_and_the_Boys_(TV_series)" title="Me and the Boys (TV series)">Me and the Boys</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_the_Boys_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="Me and the Boys (TV series)">The Age of Reason</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1996 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine" title="Star Trek: Deep Space Nine">Star Trek: Deep Space Nine</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Accession_(Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine)" title="Accession (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)">Accession</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Nowhere_Man_(American_TV_series)" title="Nowhere Man (American TV series)">Nowhere Man</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Nowhere_Man_(American_TV_series)" title="Nowhere Man (American TV series)">Zero Minus Ten</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996–1997 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Something_So_Right_(TV_series)" title="Something So Right (TV series)">Something So Right</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "Something About Jack's Ex" <br /> "Something About Thanksgiving" <br /> "Something About a Silver Anniversary" <br /> "Something About Secrets & Rules" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997–1998 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Ellen_(TV_series)" title="Ellen (TV series)">Ellen</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Ellen_episodes#Season_5_(1997/98)" title="List of Ellen episodes">Like a Virgin</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Ellen_episodes#Season_5_(1997/98)" title="List of Ellen episodes">Womyn Fest</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998–2003 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">23 episodes written, 88 episodes produced </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999–2000 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Angel_(1999_TV_series)" title="Angel (1999 TV series)">Angel</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Rm_w/a_Vu" title="Rm w/a Vu">Rm w/a Vu</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Guise_Will_Be_Guise" title="Guise Will Be Guise">Guise Will Be Guise</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Firefly_(TV_series)" title="Firefly (TV series)">Firefly</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Shindig_(Firefly)" title="Shindig (Firefly)">Shindig</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/The_O.C." title="The O.C.">The O.C.</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/The_Gamble_(The_O.C.)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gamble (The O.C.)">The Gamble</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003–2004 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Gilmore_Girls" title="Gilmore Girls">Gilmore Girls</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Gilmore_Girls_episodes#Season_4_(2003–04)" title="List of Gilmore Girls episodes">Chicken or Beef?</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Gilmore_Girls_episodes#Season_4_(2003–04)" title="List of Gilmore Girls episodes">The Reigning Lorelai</a>" <br /> 22 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2005 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Tru_Calling" title="Tru Calling">Tru Calling</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Tru_Calling_episodes#Season_2:_(2005)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Tru Calling episodes">In the Dark</a>" <br /> 6 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)" title="The Inside (TV series)">The Inside</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="The Inside (TV series)">Skin and Bone</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="The Inside (TV series)">Gem</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="The Inside (TV series)">Aidan</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Inside_(TV_series)#Episodes" title="The Inside (TV series)">Everything Nice</a>" <br /> 13 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005–2006 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Jake_in_Progress" title="Jake in Progress">Jake in Progress</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Jake_in_Progress#Season_2_(2006)" title="Jake in Progress">The Two Jakes</a>" <br /> 20 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006–2009 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series)" title="Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)">Battlestar Galactica</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Passage_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="The Passage (Battlestar Galactica)">The Passage</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Hands_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="Dirty Hands (Battlestar Galactica)">Dirty Hands</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Escape_Velocity_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="Escape Velocity (Battlestar Galactica)">Escape Velocity</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Hub_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="The Hub (Battlestar Galactica)">The Hub</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Deadlock_(Battlestar_Galactica)" title="Deadlock (Battlestar Galactica)">Deadlock</a>" <br /> 20 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2007 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Andy_Barker,_P.I." title="Andy Barker, P.I.">Andy Barker, P.I.</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episode written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Andy_Barker,_P.I.#Season_1:_2007" title="Andy Barker, P.I.">Fairway, My Lovely</a>" <br /> 3 episodes as consulting producer </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Batman_(TV_series)" title="The Batman (TV series)">The Batman</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Batman_episodes#Season_4:_2006–2007" title="List of The Batman episodes">The Joining: Part 1</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Batman_episodes#Season_4:_2006–2007" title="List of The Batman episodes">The Joining: Part 2</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Eureka_(2006_TV_series)" title="Eureka (2006 TV series)">Eureka</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Eureka_episodes#Season_2_(2007)" title="List of Eureka episodes">Family Reunion</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_Razor_Flashbacks" title="Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks">Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">7 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_Razor" title="Battlestar Galactica: Razor">Battlestar Galactica: Razor</a></i> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008-2009 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Face_of_the_Enemy" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy">Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">10 episodes as writer and executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2009 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Dollhouse_(TV_series)" title="Dollhouse (TV series)">Dollhouse</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Dollhouse_(season_1)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="Dollhouse (season 1)">Haunted</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Dollhouse_(season_1)#Episodes" class="mw-redirect" title="Dollhouse (season 1)">Briar Rose</a>" <br /> 8 episodes as consulting producer </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Plan" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Plan">Battlestar Galactica: The Plan</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Warehouse_13" title="Warehouse 13">Warehouse 13</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Creator <br /> Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/Pilot_(Warehouse_13)" title="Pilot (Warehouse 13)">Pilot</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Caprica (TV series)">Caprica</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Caprica_episodes#Episode_list" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Caprica episodes">Gravedancing</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Caprica_episodes#Episode_list" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Caprica episodes">Apotheosis</a>" <br /> 17 episodes produced </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/A_Golden_Crown" title="A Golden Crown">A Golden Crown</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Torchwood:_Miracle_Day" title="Torchwood: Miracle Day">Torchwood: Miracle Day</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Dead_of_Night_(Torchwood)" title="Dead of Night (Torchwood)">Dead of Night</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Categories_of_Life" title="The Categories of Life">The Categories of Life</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/Immortal_Sins" title="Immortal Sins">Immortal Sins</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/End_of_the_Road_(Torchwood)" title="End of the Road (Torchwood)">End of the Road</a>" <br /> "<a href="/wiki/The_Blood_Line_(Torchwood)" title="The Blood Line (Torchwood)">The Blood Line</a>" <br /> 10 episodes as co-executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–2018 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_(TV_series)" title="Once Upon a Time (TV series)">Once Upon a Time</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">31 episodes written <br /> 68 episodes as consulting producer </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Wonderland" title="Once Upon a Time in Wonderland">Once Upon a Time in Wonderland</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br />"<a href="/wiki/Down_the_Rabbit_Hole_(Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Wonderland)" title="Down the Rabbit Hole (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)">Down the Rabbit Hole</a>" <br />"<a href="/wiki/Bad_Blood_(Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Wonderland)" title="Bad Blood (Once Upon a Time in Wonderland)">Bad Blood</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Jones_(TV_series)" title="Jessica Jones (TV series)">Jessica Jones</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Jessica_Jones_episodes#Season_3_(2019)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Jessica Jones episodes">A.K.A Hellcat</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2021 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nevers" title="The Nevers">The Nevers</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br />"<a href="/wiki/Exposure_(The_Nevers)" title="Exposure (The Nevers)">Exposure</a>" <br />"<a href="/wiki/True_(The_Nevers)" title="True (The Nevers)">True</a>" <br /> 6 episodes as executive producer </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Island_(2021_TV_series)" title="Fantasy Island (2021 TV series)">Fantasy Island</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episodes written: <br />"<a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Island_(2021_TV_series)#ep2" title="Fantasy Island (2021 TV series)">His and Hers" / "The Heartbreak Hotel</a>"<br /> 1 episode as teleplay writer </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="1">2023 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Foundation_(TV_series)" title="Foundation (TV series)">Foundation</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">5 episodes written, 1 episode as teleplay writer, 11 episodes co-executive producer </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"> <caption>Online media </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2" width="33">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th colspan="2">Credited as </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th width="65">Screenwriter </th> <th width="65">Producer </th></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Face_of_the_Enemy#Webisodes" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy">Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Webisodes </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2011 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_Season_Eight#Motion_comics" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight">Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Motion comic </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Torchwood: Web of Lies</i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">Episode written: "Missing Day: Part 1" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011–2014 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Husbands_(TV_series)" title="Husbands (TV series)">Husbands</a></i> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes">Yes </td> <td align="left">Co-creator, 20 episodes as writer and executive producer </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accolades">Accolades</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption>List of awards and award nominations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Award </th> <th>Award category </th> <th>Title of work </th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugo_Award" title="Hugo Award">Hugo Award</a> </td> <td>Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form </td> <td>"<a href="/wiki/Conversations_with_Dead_People" title="Conversations with Dead People">Conversations with Dead People</a>"<br />(<i><a href="/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)">Buffy the Vampire Slayer</a></i> episode) </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Streamy_Awards" title="Streamy Awards">Streamy Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Writing for a Dramatic Web Series </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica:_The_Face_of_the_Enemy" title="Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy">Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Emmy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Emmy Award">Emmy Award</a> </td> <td>Short-format Live-action Entertainment Program (<small>shared with <a href="/wiki/Ronald_D._Moore" title="Ronald D. Moore">Ronald D. Moore</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Eick" title="David Eick">David Eick</a>, and Harvey Frand</small>) </td> <td><i>Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">2012 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Writers Guild of America Award">Writers Guild of America Award</a> </td> <td>Drama Series (<small>shared with <a href="/wiki/D._B._Weiss" title="D. B. Weiss">D. B. Weiss</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_R._R._Martin" title="George R. R. Martin">George R. R. Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Benioff" title="David Benioff">David Benioff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Cogman" title="Bryan Cogman">Bryan Cogman</a></small>) </td> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones" title="Game of Thrones">Game of Thrones</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Series (<small>shared with D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, David Benioff and <a href="/wiki/George_R._R._Martin" title="George R. R. Martin">George R. R. Martin</a></small>) </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indie_Soap_Awards" class="mw-redirect" title="Indie Soap Awards">Indie Soap Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Writing (Comedy) (<small>shared with <a href="/wiki/Brad_Bell_(producer)" title="Brad Bell (producer)">Brad Bell</a></small>) </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Husbands_(TV_series)" title="Husbands (TV series)">Husbands</a></i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hugo Award </td> <td>Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form (<small>shared with David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Bryan Cogman, George R. R. Martin, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Van_Patten" title="Tim Van Patten">Tim Van Patten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Kirk" title="Brian Kirk">Brian Kirk</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Minahan" title="Daniel Minahan">Daniel Minahan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alan_Taylor_(director)" title="Alan Taylor (director)">Alan Taylor</a></small>) </td> <td><i>Game of Thrones</i>, <a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_(season_1)" class="mw-redirect" title="Game of Thrones (season 1)">Season One</a> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/International_Academy_of_Web_Television" title="International Academy of Web Television">International Academy of Web Television</a><sup id="cite_ref-International_Academy_of_Web_Television_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International_Academy_of_Web_Television-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Best Writing (Comedy) (<small>shared with Brad Bell</small>) </td> <td rowspan="2"><i>Husbands</i> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Indie Soap Awards<sup id="cite_ref-Indie_Soap_Awards_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indie_Soap_Awards-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2014 </td> <td>Writers Guild of America Awards<sup id="cite_ref-THE_Hollywood_REPORTER;_2014_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-THE_Hollywood_REPORTER;_2014_Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Short Form New Media – Original (<small>shared with Brad Bell</small>) </td> <td><i>Husbands</i> episodes "<a href="/wiki/List_of_Husbands_episodes#Season_3:_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Husbands episodes">I Do Over Part 1–2</a>" </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>International Academy of Web Television<sup id="cite_ref-International_Academy_of_Web_Television;_2014_nominees_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International_Academy_of_Web_Television;_2014_nominees-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="2">Best Writing (Comedy) (<small>shared with Brad Bell</small>) </td> <td rowspan="3"><i>Husbands</i> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>Indie Series Awards<sup id="cite_ref-ISA5_INDIE_SERIES_AWARDS;_2014_nominees_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ISA5_INDIE_SERIES_AWARDS;_2014_nominees-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Streamy Awards<sup id="cite_ref-4TH_ANNUAL_STREAMY_AWARDS;_accolades_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4TH_ANNUAL_STREAMY_AWARDS;_accolades-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Writing (<small>shared with Brad Bell</small>) </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Inkpot_Award" title="Inkpot Award">Inkpot Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Etheria_Film_Night" title="Etheria Film Night">Etheria Film Night</a><sup id="cite_ref-Etheria_Film_Night_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Etheria_Film_Night-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Inspiration Award </td> <td> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jane_Espenson&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CNN_Profile-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-CNN_Profile_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKelly" class="citation web cs1">Kelly, Suzanne. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/28/jane.espenson.profile/">"Jane Espenson: Writer, sci-fi thriller, one nerdy lady"</a>. 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Gilbert">Michael T. Gilbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Haberlin" title="Brian Haberlin">Brian Haberlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Ito" title="Willie Ito">Willie Ito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelley_Jones" title="Kelley Jones">Kelley Jones</a></li> <li>Katherine Morrison</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julie_Newmar" title="Julie Newmar">Julie Newmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Nolan" title="Graham Nolan">Graham Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Nolan" class="mw-redirect" title="Michelle Nolan">Michelle Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Palmiotti" title="Jimmy Palmiotti">Jimmy Palmiotti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beno%C3%AEt_Peeters" title="Benoît Peeters">Benoît Peeters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Picacio" title="John Picacio">John Picacio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mimi_Pond" title="Mimi Pond">Mimi Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Quesada" title="Joe Quesada">Joe Quesada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sam_Raimi" title="Sam Raimi">Sam Raimi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Rosa" title="Don Rosa">Don Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stelfreeze" title="Brian Stelfreeze">Brian Stelfreeze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burt_Ward" title="Burt Ward">Burt Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2015</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Beck" title="Jerry Beck">Jerry Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Capullo" title="Greg Capullo">Greg Capullo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Catron" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Catron">Mike Catron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlos_Ezquerra" title="Carlos Ezquerra">Carlos Ezquerra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Farago" title="Andrew Farago">Andrew Farago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Garcia" title="Dave Garcia">Dave Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Grummett" title="Tom Grummett">Tom Grummett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Guice" title="Jackson Guice">Jackson Guice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chip_Kidd" title="Chip Kidd">Chip Kidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_Lieber" title="Steve Lieber">Steve Lieber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Martin" title="Laura Martin">Laura Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_McCaig" title="Dave McCaig">Dave McCaig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mumy" title="Bill Mumy">Bill Mumy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Nowlan" title="Kevin Nowlan">Kevin Nowlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Phillips" title="Joe Phillips">Joe Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilary_B._Price" title="Hilary B. Price">Hilary B. Price</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humberto_Ramos" title="Humberto Ramos">Humberto Ramos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Robinson" title="Jimmie Robinson">Jimmie Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Royo" title="Luis Royo">Luis Royo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jen_Sorensen" title="Jen Sorensen">Jen Sorensen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Starkings" title="Richard Starkings">Richard Starkings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazuki_Takahashi" title="Kazuki Takahashi">Kazuki Takahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jill_Thompson" title="Jill Thompson">Jill Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jhonen_Vasquez" title="Jhonen Vasquez">Jhonen Vasquez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Yoe" title="Craig Yoe">Craig Yoe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2016</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Aaron" title="Jason Aaron">Jason Aaron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derf_Backderf" title="Derf Backderf">Derf Backderf</a></li> <li>Michael Barrier</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luc_Besson" title="Luc Besson">Luc Besson</a></li> <li>Peggy Burns</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_David" title="Peter David">Peter David</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Davis_(cartoonist)" title="Jim Davis (cartoonist)">Jim Davis</a></li> <li>Tom Devlin</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Dunn" title="Ben Dunn">Ben Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Fraction" title="Matt Fraction">Matt Fraction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gibson" title="William Gibson">William Gibson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kieron_Gillen" title="Kieron Gillen">Kieron Gillen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Judge" title="Mike Judge">Mike Judge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hidenori_Kusaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Hidenori Kusaka">Hidenori Kusaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_McGuinness" title="Ed McGuinness">Ed McGuinness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamie_McKelvie" title="Jamie McKelvie">Jamie McKelvie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsutomu_Nihei" title="Tsutomu Nihei">Tsutomu Nihei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Priest_(comic_book_writer)" title="Christopher Priest (comic book writer)">Christopher Priest</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Roman" title="Phil Roman">Phil Roman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Sinclair" title="Alex Sinclair">Alex Sinclair</a></li> <li>John Trimble</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Yamamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Satoshi Yamamoto">Satoshi Yamamoto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2017</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Aydin" title="Andrew Aydin">Andrew Aydin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Burnett" title="Alan Burnett">Alan Burnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joyce_Chin" title="Joyce Chin">Joyce Chin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Feige" title="Kevin Feige">Kevin Feige</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robin_Hobb" title="Robin Hobb">Robin Hobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lewis" title="John Lewis">John Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeph_Loeb" title="Jeph Loeb">Jeph Loeb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Maberry" title="Jonathan Maberry">Jonathan Maberry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenn_McCoy" title="Glenn McCoy">Glenn McCoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Pollard" title="Keith Pollard">Keith Pollard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nate_Powell" title="Nate Powell">Nate Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Selznick" title="Brian Selznick">Brian Selznick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Sikoryak" class="mw-redirect" title="R. 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