Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain
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Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain are American
television screenwriters and producers
, mostly working together as partners. They have also written two young-adult fiction novels together.
Craft is married to producer Adam Fierro
.
in 2002, during the fourth season of Joss Whedon's
Angel
. They penned 8 episodes of seasons 4 and 5 and served as the show's executive story editor
s during its fifth and final season.
went off air in 2004, Craft and Fain joined the staff of The Shield
as co-producers of the show's fourth season. They eventually became producers of the fifth, and supervising producers of the sixth season, also writing several episodes during this time.
, a police procedural drama produced by 20th Century Fox Television
and airing on ABC
. The show premiered on October 12, 2007 and had Craft and Fain also serving as its executive producers. After producing the first ten episodes, the show went on hiatus due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
, and Craft and Fain were subsequently fired from the project. They are therefore not involved in the final three episodes of Women's Murder Club.
as showrunners. The show, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, got a thirteen episode commitment by Fox
and began airing there in February 2009 running for two seasons.
, which surprised Joss Whedon fans. Craft and Fain were under contract to Fox, not Whedon, and they explained that it was a decision by their employers in which they had little say.
based upon the The Secret Circle
book trilogy by L. J. Smith
. Screenwriter Andrew Miller is penning the pilot. Secret Circle follows a 16-year-old teenage girl named Cassie, who moves to New Salem and enrolls in a high school there but she soon discovers that she and the other students are witches.
and its sequel Footfree and Fancyloose. They follow 9 months in the life of four teenage best friends, Harper, Becca, Kate, and Sophie.
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television screenwriters and producers
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
, mostly working together as partners. They have also written two young-adult fiction novels together.
Craft is married to producer Adam Fierro
Adam Fierro
-Biography:Fierro began his television career as a freelance writer. He wrote two scripts for the first season of Resurrection Blvd. in 2000. In 2002 he returned as a co-producer and writer for the third season and contributed a further three episodes....
.
Angel
Craft and Fain joined Mutant Enemy ProductionsMutant Enemy Productions
Mutant Enemy Productions is the production company created in 1997 by Joss Whedon to produce Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The company also produced the Buffy spin-off, Angel, and his two short-lived science fiction series, the space western Firefly and his high-concept Dollhouse, produced by 20th...
in 2002, during the fourth season of Joss Whedon's
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
. They penned 8 episodes of seasons 4 and 5 and served as the show's executive story editor
Story editor
Story editor is a job title in motion picture and television production, also sometimes called "supervising producer". A story editor is a member of the screenwriting staff who edits stories for screenplays....
s during its fifth and final season.
The Shield
After AngelAngel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
went off air in 2004, Craft and Fain joined the staff of The Shield
The Shield
The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...
as co-producers of the show's fourth season. They eventually became producers of the fifth, and supervising producers of the sixth season, also writing several episodes during this time.
Women's Murder Club
In 2007, Craft and Fain created Women's Murder ClubWomen's Murder Club
Women's Murder Club is an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from October 12, 2007, to May 13, 2008. The series is set in San Francisco, California and is based on the 'Women's Murder Club' series of novels written by James Patterson...
, a police procedural drama produced by 20th Century Fox Television
20th Century Fox Television
20th Century Fox Television is the television production division of 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, and a production arm of the Fox Broadcasting Company...
and airing on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
. The show premiered on October 12, 2007 and had Craft and Fain also serving as its executive producers. After producing the first ten episodes, the show went on hiatus due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
, and Craft and Fain were subsequently fired from the project. They are therefore not involved in the final three episodes of Women's Murder Club.
Dollhouse
In 2008, Craft and Fain returned to working with Joss Whedon on his new and upcoming series DollhouseDollhouse (TV series)
Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on February 13, 2009, on the Fox network and was officially cancelled on November 11, 2009. The final episode aired on January 29, 2010...
as showrunners. The show, produced by 20th Century Fox Television, got a thirteen episode commitment by Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
and began airing there in February 2009 running for two seasons.
Lie To Me
When the cancellation of Dollhouse was announced, Fox moved Craft and Fain to the writing staff of the new TV series Lie to MeLie to Me (TV series)
Lie to Me is an American television series that originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009 to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr...
, which surprised Joss Whedon fans. Craft and Fain were under contract to Fox, not Whedon, and they explained that it was a decision by their employers in which they had little say.
Secret Circle
Craft and Fain are currently developing a series with Kevin Williamson for The CWThe CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
based upon the The Secret Circle
The Secret Circle
The Secret Circle is a fictional novel series created by L. J. Smith. The series revolves around thirteen teenage witches that form an infamous coven known as 'The Secret Circle'....
book trilogy by L. J. Smith
L. J. Smith (author)
Lisa Jane Smith, known professionally as L.J. Smith, is an American author of young-adult literature. Her books, which combine elements of the genres of supernatural, horror, science fiction/fantasy, and romance, are populated with young and apparently young human and supernatural characters...
. Screenwriter Andrew Miller is penning the pilot. Secret Circle follows a 16-year-old teenage girl named Cassie, who moves to New Salem and enrolls in a high school there but she soon discovers that she and the other students are witches.
Novels
The duo have written two novels, Bass Ackwards and Belly UpBass Ackwards and Belly Up
Bass Ackwards and Belly Up is a young-adult novel by Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain, published by Little, Brown in May 2006. The novel is the first by Craft and Fain, better known as writers and co-producers for the television show The Shield. They shared the writing duties with Craft writing the...
and its sequel Footfree and Fancyloose. They follow 9 months in the life of four teenage best friends, Harper, Becca, Kate, and Sophie.
External links
- Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain on MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
- Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain answer our questions..... Interview with fans of Dollhouse at dollhousetvforum.com