Top Showrunners Get Candid on Beating the Sophomore Slump and Why AI Doesn't Mesh With Creativity | Video

The masterminds behind TV's biggest hits of the season revealed their secrets to beating the sophomore slump and blending genres as they convened at TheWrap's Showrunners and Creators of Emmy Season Breakfast 2026. Oh, and AI? It can't hold a candle to what writers do every day. The Los Angeles event kicked off with an introduction from Kathy Bates, who shouted out showrunners for carrying their vision "with them in their bones" and applauded "Matlock" showrunner Jennie Snyder Urman, recognized at the annual event for the second consecutive year, for creating "an environment . . .