Showrunners are the figures who guide and build the current age of prestige television — often starting out from the director's chair or the writers' room.

But do those opportunities exist on Australian shows? And, when it does, how does it change what audiences see on the screen?

A new program, called The Creators, is taking some of Australia's top writers to the US to talk to their American colleagues about showrunning

In the Drawing Room, Suzie Miller and Jane Allen, talk about their experience on the stage and the screen.