Ann Biderman
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Ann Biderman is an American film and television writer. She is the creator and executive producer of the critically acclaimed NBC/TNT series Southland
, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series for an episode of NYPD Blue
.
which aired as a midseason replacement for NBC. The series focuses on patrol officers and detectives in the titular area of Los Angeles. Biderman served as an executive producer for the first season alongside John Wells
and Christopher Chulack
. Along with creating the series with the pilot episode Biderman wrote the episodes "Mozamique", "See the Woman", "Sally in the Alley" (with consulting producer Angela Amato Velez
) and "Derailed". The series was renewed for a second season and Biderman remained an executive producer and writer. Six episodes were produced before NBC reversed the decision and cancelled Southland. The series was then picked up by the TNT network and the episodes were aired as the second season. Biderman co-wrote the season premiere "Phase Three" with Wells and wrote the episode "U-Boat". TNT renewed the series for a third season but dramatically reduced the production budget. Biderman stepped down as executive producer but remained an executive consultant. She co-wrote the season premiere "Let It Snow" with Wells.
Southland (TV series)
Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
, and won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Drama Series for an episode of NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...
.
Career
In the 2008 to 2009 television season Biderman developed the police drama series SouthlandSouthland (TV series)
Southland is an American drama series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It premiered on NBC on April 9, 2009...
which aired as a midseason replacement for NBC. The series focuses on patrol officers and detectives in the titular area of Los Angeles. Biderman served as an executive producer for the first season alongside John Wells
John Wells (TV producer)
John Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...
and Christopher Chulack
Christopher Chulack
Christopher Chulack is an American television producer and director. He has worked extensively on ER and has won several awards.-ER:Chulack began working on the NBC medical drama ER as a director and producer with the first season. He was promoted to co-executive producer midway through the third...
. Along with creating the series with the pilot episode Biderman wrote the episodes "Mozamique", "See the Woman", "Sally in the Alley" (with consulting producer Angela Amato Velez
Angela Amato Velez
Angela Amato Velez is an American television writer and producer. She has also worked as a police officer, legal aid attorney and novelist. She has worked as a writer and producer on the police drama Southland and the legal drama The Good Wife...
) and "Derailed". The series was renewed for a second season and Biderman remained an executive producer and writer. Six episodes were produced before NBC reversed the decision and cancelled Southland. The series was then picked up by the TNT network and the episodes were aired as the second season. Biderman co-wrote the season premiere "Phase Three" with Wells and wrote the episode "U-Boat". TNT renewed the series for a third season but dramatically reduced the production budget. Biderman stepped down as executive producer but remained an executive consultant. She co-wrote the season premiere "Let It Snow" with Wells.
Writer
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