History Creator / RyanMurphy

* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'' (2021–present): A spinoff AnthologySeries featuring individualized, self-contained episodes.

** ''Series/TheGleeProject'' (2011–12): A reality competition wherein hopefuls vied for a spot on ''Glee''.

** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'' (2021–present): A spinoff series featuring individualized, self-contained episodes.

** ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' (2020–present): A spinoff about a New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocates to Austin, Texas.

* ''Series/{{Ratched}}:'' (2020–present): An origin story of Nurse Ratched from ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

** The fourth series of ''American Crime Story'' was originally going to be about UsefulNotes/BillClinton's impeachment. He met with Monica Lewinsky to get her blessing but during the meeting decided that it was her story to tell, not his. ''Then'' she later agreed to produce it, and it began development as the show's third season.

* DeadpanSnarker: Watch his comments toward some of the contestants on ''Series/TheGleeProject''.
* LighterAndSofter: ''Series/{{Glee}}'' and ''Series/TheNewNormal'', especially in comparison with his darkest works such as ''Series/NipTuck'' or ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory''.

* AuthorAppeal: It has been repeatedly pointed out that a large chunk of his ProductionPosse consists of TallDarkAndHandsome men, mostly with piercing blue eyes and strong jawlines.

->''"I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk."''

Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 30, 1965 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American writer, director, and producer, known for his [[ShowRunner work]] on a number of television series.

* ''Film/EatPrayLove'' (2010): A film adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir about her journey from unhappiness to love and fulfillment. Starred Creator/JuliaRoberts.

* ''Series/NineOneOne'' (2018–present): A police and rescue procedural centered around first responders in Los Angeles.
** ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'' (2020–present): A spinoff centered around a New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocates to Austin, Texas.

** ''Series/TheGleeProject'' (2011–12): A reality competition wherein hopefuls vied for a spot on ''Series/{{Glee}}''.

* ''Series/{{Popular}}'': A high school dramedy, which ran on Creator/TheWB (1999-2001).
* ''Series/NipTuck'': A SoapOpera about plastic surgeons, which ran on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} (2003-2010).
* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': One of Fox's most popular series to date, ''Glee'' is a "post-modern musical" high school comedy-drama which ran on Creator/{{Fox}} (2009-2015).
** ''Series/TheGleeProject'': A reality competition wherein hopefuls vied for a spot on ''Series/{{Glee}}''. Ran on Oxygen for two seasons (2011-2012).
* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the series features a different plotline and setting with the same cast members each season. Airs on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} (2011-present).
** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'': A {{Spinoff}} of Series/AmericanHorrorStory featuring individualized, self-contained episodes. Airs on FX on Hulu (2021-present).
* ''Series/TheNewNormal'': A DomCom about a gay couple trying to have a baby. Ran on Creator/{{NBC}} for one season (2012-2013).
* ''Film/EatPrayLove'': Murphy directed TheFilmOfTheBook, a story of one woman's journey from unhappiness to love and fulfillment. Starred Creator/JuliaRoberts.
* ''Series/{{Scream Queens|2015}}'': A [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror horror-comedy]] series on Creator/{{Fox}}. Its first season was about a series of murders on a college campus. The second season took place in a hospital, with some of the original main cast members reprising their roles. (2015-2016)
* ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'': A TrueCrime counterpart to ''American Horror Story''. Airs on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} (2016--present).
* ''Series/{{Feud}}'': An anthology series about infamous rivalries in history (2017-present).
* ''Series/NineOneOne'': A [[PoliceProcedural police]] and [[{{Rescue}} rescue]] procedural centered around UsefulNotes/LosAngeles's first responders. Airs on Creator/{{Fox}} (2018-present).
** ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'': A {{Spinoff}} of Series/NineOneOne. A procedural centered around a New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocate to Austin, Texas. Airs on Creator/{{Fox}} (2020-present).
* ''Series/{{Pose}}'': A period drama about the ballroom community of the 1980s and '90s, which ran on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} (2018-2021).
* ''Series/ThePolitician'': A dramedy about an ambitious high schooler with political aspirations. Airs on Creator/{{Netflix}} (2019-present).
* ''Series/{{Hollywood|2020}}:'' A story in 1940s Hollywood about an effort to change homophobia and racial prejudice in film.
* ''Series/{{Ratched}}:'' An origin story of Nurse Ratched from ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''. Airs on Creator/{{Netflix}} (2020-present).

Ryan Patrick Murphy (born November 30, 1965) is an American writer, director, and producer, known for his [[ShowRunner work]] on a number of television series.

* ''Series/{{Feud}}'': An anthology series about infamous rivalries in history. Put on hiatus after the first season due to various behind-the-scenes conflicts.

* ''Series/{{Pose}}'': A period drama about the ballroom community of the 1980s and '90s. Aired on Creator/{{FX|Networks}} (2018-2021).

* ''Series/{{Glee}}'': One of Fox' most popular series to date, ''Glee'' is a "post-modern musical" high school comedy-drama which ran on Creator/{{Fox}} (2009-2015).

** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'': A {{Spinoff}} of American Horror Story featuring individualized, self-contained episodes. Airs on FX on Hulu (2021-present).

* ''Series/NineOneOne'': A [[PoliceProcedural police]] and [[{{Rescue}} rescue]] procedural centered around UsefulNotes/LosAngeles's first responders (2018-present).
** ''Series/NineOneOneLoneStar'': A {{Spinoff}} of Series/NineOneOne. A procedural centred around a New York firefighter who, along with his son, relocate to Austin, Texas. (2020-present)
* ''Series/{{Pose}}'': A period drama about the ballroom community of the 1980s and '90s. (2018-2021)

* ''Series/AmericanCrimeStory'': A TrueCrime counterpart to ''American Horror Story''. (2016--present)

* ''Series/ThePolitician'': A dramedy about an ambitious high schooler with political aspirations. (2019-present)

* ''Series/{{Ratched}}:'' An origin story of Nurse Ratched from ''Film/OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest''.

* ''Series/{{Scream Queens|2015}}'': A [[SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror horror-comedy]] series on Fox. Its first season was about a series of murders on a college campus. The second season took place in a hospital, with some of the original main cast members reprising their roles. (2015-2016)

** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'': A {{Spinoff}} of American Horror Story featuring individualized, self-contained episodes. (2021-present)

* ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'': ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, the series features a different plotline and setting with the same cast members each season. Airs on FX (2011-present).

* {{Camp}}: Most of Murphy's works throw [[WorldOfHam ham]], fashion, celebrity, music and sex into a blender (with occasional spouts of horror and violence thrown in to spice things up) and chug down what results.

** ''Series/AmericanHorrorStories'': A {{Spinoff}} of ''Series/American Horror Story'' featuring individualized, self-contained episodes. (2021-present)

* ''Series/{{Pose}}'': A period drama about the ballroom community of the 1980s and '90s. (2018-present)

** The fourth series of ''American Crime Story'' was originally going to be about UsefulNotes/BillClinton's impeachment. He met with Monica Lewinsky to get her blessing but during the meeting decided that it was her story to tell, not his. ''Then'' she larer agreed to produce it, and it began development as the show's third season.

* ''Series/{{Popular}}'': A TooGoodToLast high school dramedy, which ran on Creator/TheWB (1999-2001).

** He was going to make a cameo appearance AsHimself in ''Series/{{Watchmen}}'', where in the AlternateHistory where real life masked heroes exist he created a show about them rather than ''American Crime Story'', called ''American Hero Story''. It's still considered canon that he's the show's creator, and is a ReclusiveArtist who the public knows almost nothing about.

* ''Series/{{Hollywood}}:'' A story in 1940s Hollywood about an effort to change homophobia and racial prejudice in film.

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* ''Series/{{Hollywood:'' A story in 1940s Hollywood about an effort to change homophobia and racial prejudice in film.