John Landgraf on Ryan Murphy's Importance to FX and Losing Him to Netflix

The producer ‘can do things that just can’t be done’

During John Landgraf’s 14 years at FX, no single creator has contributed more to the network’s legacy than Ryan Murphy, Adweek’s reigning TV Creator of the Year. Murphy’s groundbreaking shows for the network include Nip/Tuck, American Horror Story, Feud, American Crime Story (whose second installment, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, is currently airing) and the upcoming drama Pose.

Murphy is a “unicorn … a mythical beast that doesn’t even practically exist in the real world,” said Landgraf, adding that he’s in the “one percent of creators/showrunners” who have launched three or more hits.

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