Sheri Elwood

Sheri Elwood is a Canadian-born, Los Angeles–based television and film director, producer, and screenwriter. She is best known for her work on Lucifer (2016–2021), Call Me Fitz, and Moonshine.

She is the creator of The Admissions for Starz, Candace Bushnell's Is There Still Sex in the City? for Paramount Network, Troubleshooter for David Ayer and FoxTV, and Shitshow for Elizabeth Banks and WBTV.

Starting in 2010, Elwood worked on several productions aimed at adult audiences. The first of these was the dark comedy television series Call Me Fitz, which was distributed by HBO Canada and the Audience Network. Elwood served as writer and showrunner for the series, which stars Jason Priestley as a used-car salesman who goes into business with his conscience.

2020–2021 Following the success of Call Me Fitz, Elwood was hired as an executive producer and writer on Lucifer (2016–2021) for WBTV, Fox, Netflix and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The show, a fantasy crime procedural about Satan working as a criminal consultant for the LAPD, received positive reviews and ran for six seasons between 2016 and 2021.

In 2021, Elwood created a semi-autobiographical series, Moonshine. The show depicts a dysfunctional family fighting for control of a dilapidated summer campground and resort and was filmed on Elwood's parents' property on Nova Scotia's South Shore. The series is distributed by The CW and CBC. It has been nominated for multiple Canadian Screen Awards, Directors Guild Awards, and Writers Guild of Canada Awards.

Filmography Television

Films

Awards and Honors

Canadian Screen Awards

Best Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2014) Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series: Call Me Fitz (2014)

Gemini Awards

Best Comedy Program or Series: Call Me Fitz (2011)

DGC Awards (Directors Guild of Canada)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2011) Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Family Series: Northern Town (2007)

Writers Guild of Canada Screenwriting Awards

Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2012)

International Awards

Banff Rockie Awards Best Comedy Series: Call Me Fitz (2011)

Other Nominations

Canadian Screen Awards: Multiple nominations for Call Me Fitz and Moonshine, including Best Comedy Series and Best Direction Gemini Awards: Additional nominations for writing and producing Call Me Fitz DGC Awards: Additional nominations for direction Call Me Fitz and Moonshine Writers Guild of Canada Awards: Moonshine