--- description: Find out why Greg Berlanti is one of the 100 most influential people of 2020. title: Greg Berlanti: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09de0db95b09b182/698a1249457a52691bd646a0/time-100-Greg-Berlanti.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 22, 2020 # Greg Berlanti by Jennifer Garner  Ryan Pfluger for TIME The first time Greg Berlanti and I sat down to speak about his 2018 coming-of-age film, [_Love, Simon_](https://time.com/5190982/love-simon-groundbreaking-gay-movie/ "undefined"), we dreamed together about a mother’s best-case-­scenario response to her child’s coming out. With our conversation as a jumping-off point, Greg wrote just about the most beautiful scene I had ever read. As a matter of fact, I loved everything about his script—it was fresh and brave, with a [teen protagonist who just happened to be gay](https://time.com/4556362/lgbtq-characters-television-glaad/ "undefined"). In other words, exactly what the world needed. Greg collaborates joyously, without ego. He has a clear vision, but receives feedback with vulnerability and respect. His well of creativity and excellent leadership skills have paid off—he is now the [most prolific showrunner on TV](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/greg-berlanti-inks-400m-deal-extension-at-warner-bros-tv-1118103 "undefined"), with a record 18 series orders in 2019\. His warmth, integrity and goodness are revealed in [each one of them.](https://time.com/5851364/love-victor-hulu-review/ "undefined") _Love, Simon_ follows me around in the happiest way. More times than I can count, strangers have felt moved to talk to me about the film and have cited my scene with Nick Robinson as a source of comfort and wisdom in their own journeys. Thank you, Greg, for giving me the awesome responsibility of being that mom to teenagers and parents everywhere. I know that your husband, your son, your daughter and your sweet angel mom are proud of you, and just for the ­record—if I may be so bold—I am proud of you too. _Garner is an Emmy Award-nominated actor_ Greg Berlanti Is on the 2020 TIME 100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888427/greg-berlanti/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888427/greg-berlanti/"},"headline":"Greg Berlanti","datePublished":"2020-09-22T22:29:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:22:16.466Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888427/greg-berlanti/","keywords":["TIME 100","T100 2020","T100 2020 Titans"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09de0db95b09b182/698a1249457a52691bd646a0/time-100-Greg-Berlanti.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09de0db95b09b182/698a1249457a52691bd646a0/time-100-Greg-Berlanti.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2020/5888427/greg-berlanti/","name":"Greg Berlanti"}}]}] ```