Jenna Bans is an American

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. Bans is a producer and writer on ''

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'', and is the creator and the co-producer (along with

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) of '' Off the Map'', a series which premiered on ABC in January 2011, and was cancelled on May 13, 2011. From 2012 to 2014, she was the regular writer and co-executive producer on another

created drama,

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, on ABC. In 2014, Bans created pilot ''Sea of Fire'' for ABC. In 2015, she created '' The Family'', also for ABC. Bans is the creator and executive producer of the NBC series '' Good Girls'', which began broadcasting on February 26, 2018.

Personal life

Bans is married to '' Superstore'' creator and writer

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Career

Originally hired as a staff writer for

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's cancelled action TV movie ''

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'', Bans became a part of the crew of ''

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'' in 2004, working as a staff writer and then working her way to executive story editor. In 2006 she was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for the screenplay to the ''Desperate Housewives'' episode "

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" and in 2007 she received another nomination for the episode " It Takes Two". Bans co-wrote both episodes together with Kevin Murphy. In 2017 Bans was inspired by a conversation she had with her mom about current politics to create ''Good Girls''. As a producer, she uses the banner "Minnesota Logging Company."

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Producing

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