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Ilene Chaiken (born June 30, 1957) is an American television producer, director, writer, and founder of Little Chicken Productions. Chaiken is best known as being a co-creator, writer and executive producer on the television series The L Word, and was recently an executive producer on Empire, The Handmaid's Tale, and Law & Order ...
Ilene Chaiken is an American TV and film creator, known for The Handmaid's Tale, Empire, The L Word and more. See her biography, awards, credits, photos and videos on IMDb.
- January 1, 1
- Producer, Writer, Director
- Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
- Ilene Chaiken
Jun 4, 2020 · The creators of "The L Word" and "Empire" share their love story, from friendship to marriage, in Variety's Power of Pride issue. Learn how they met, dated, and coped with the quarantine.
- Kate Aurthur
Feb 17, 2019 · After the series’ finale a decade ago, creator and showrunner Ilene Chaiken was confident there would be more where that came from — whether it was an “L Word” spinoff (“The Farm ...
Jun 28, 2019 · In 2005, a TV show could cast an Iranian-American actress as a Mexican-American woman; that can’t happen now. These are just some of the questions the reboot (titled The L Word: Generation Q) will have to contend with when it airs this fall.
- Katie Heaney
- Contributor
Feb 25, 2022 · Ilene Chaiken, who ran the spinoff for 14 months, is out as showrunner of the NBC drama. Barry O’Brien, who joined as co-executive producer in November, will take over for the rest of the season.
The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken discusses the importance and challenges of telling LGBTQ+ stories in today's political and social climate. She reflects on the changes and progress in representation since the original series and the new Generation Q version.
