Shonda Rhimes is an award-winning television creator, producer, author, and CEO of global media company Shondaland. She is the first woman to create three television dramas—Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, and Scandal—that reached 100 episodes. For five seasons, Shondaland shows dominated ABC’s Thursday night lineup, creating the TGIT brand. In 2017, Rhimes left network TV for an exclusive Netflix deal. Bridgerton, her first Netflix series, became a worldwide franchise with seasons holding three of Netflix’s top ten English-language spots. She also created Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Inventing Anna, and executive produced The Residence and documentaries Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker and Black Barbie. She founded The Rhimes Foundation supporting arts, education, and activism, and serves on boards including the American Film Institute, Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Dartmouth College, Lincoln Center, and Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. A three-time Time 100 honoree, Rhimes has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire and inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.