Janine Sherman Barrois

Producer
Writer
Additional Crew

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Janine Sherman Barrois is an award-winning writer/showrunner under an exclusive multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. to create and develop new series. She is known for her work on Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame CJ Walker (2020) starring Octavia Spencer, Claws (2017) starring Niecy Nash, Criminal Minds (2005) and ER (1994). Barrois made her directorial debut with French Fries, a short she wrote as part of Refinery29's Shatterbox Anthology series, in conjunction with TNT, and with support from the Women at Sundance program.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations

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Criminal Minds

8.1

TV Series

Producer

Claws

7.5

TV Series

Producer(showrunner)

George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)

7.9

TV Series

Producer

Third Watch

8.0

TV Series

Producer

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Producer

The Big Cigar
5.8
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2024
Hargrove
8.3
- executive producer
- 2022
The Kings of Napa
4.5
TV Series
- executive producer (showrunner)
- 2022
Claws
7.5
TV Series
- executive producer
- 2017–2022
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
7.3
TV Mini Series
- executive producer
- 2020
Jezebel
5.8
- executive producer
- 2019
Criminal Minds
8.1
TV Series
- executive producer
- co-executive producer
- 2010–2015
The Lift
8.0
Short
- executive producer (as Janine Sherman)
- 2013
ER
7.9
TV Series
- executive producer
- co-executive producer
- 2005–2009
Third Watch
8.0
TV Series
- co-executive producer
- supervising producer
- producer ...
- 2001–2005
The PJs
6.8
TV Series
- co-producer (as Janine Sherman)
- 2000
Bulletproof
5.8
- associate producer (as Janine Sherman)
- 1996

Writer

The Big Cigar
5.8
TV Mini Series
- teleplay by
- 2024
The Kings of Napa
4.5
TV Series
- created by
- written by (creator)
- 2022
Claws
7.5
TV Series
- written by
- 2017–2022
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
7.3
TV Mini Series
- teleplay by
- 2020
Shatterbox
6.9
TV Series
- Writer
- 2018
Criminal Minds
8.1
TV Series
- written by
- 2010–2015
ER
7.9
TV Series
- written by
- 2005–2008
Third Watch
8.0
TV Series
- written by
- 2000–2005
Masquerade
8.0
TV Movie
- teleplay (as Janine Sherman)
- 2000
The PJs
6.8
TV Series
- written by (as Janine Sherman)
- 1999–2000
The Jamie Foxx Show
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- teleplay
- 1997–1999
413 Hope St.
6.3
TV Series
- creator (as Janine Sherman)
- 1997
Lush Life
7.9
TV Series
- staff writer (as Janine Sherman)
- 1996

Additional Crew

Third Watch
8.0
TV Series
- executive story editor
- 2000–2001
The Jamie Foxx Show
6.8
TV Series
- executive story editor
- story editor
- 1997–1999
The PJs
6.8
TV Series
- executive story editor (as Janine Sherman, 1998-1999)
- 1999–2001
Major Payne
6.3
- assistant: Mr. Gold (as Janine Sherman)
- 1995
The Glass Shield
6.1
- production assistant (as Janine Sherman)
- 1994
South Central
7.7
TV Series
- assistant to executive producers (as Janine Sherman)
- 1994