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Gail Lerner

Gail Lerner

Director, producer and writer · Born January 1, 1970 (56)

Gail Lerner is an American television writer, director and producer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1970 (56)
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 7% in 30 days

What are Gail Lerner's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
5
Absurd
2
Hopeful
1
Romantic
1
Other
2

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gail Lerner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Subscription and free streaming for Gail Lerner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Newlyweds(2026)

    Show Creator · Producer · Writer

  • Mr. Throwback(2024)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
  • Not Dead Yet(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • Night Court(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
  • Extended Family(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
  • Cheaper by the Dozen(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Call Your Mother(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 94 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • Awkward.(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
  • Happy Endings(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Pants on Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Executive Producer

  • Worst Week(2008)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Back to You(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Andy Barker, P.I.(2007)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Seraglio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • Will & Grace(1998)

    Show 39 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 1998 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 13: 7 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thWriting3 of 13: 1 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 13: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 13: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Gail Lerner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gail Lerner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pamela Fryman shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Cinematographers

Mixed roles