Stephanie Savage
Stephanie Savage | |
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Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
Occupation | Producer Screenwriter |
Nationality | Canadian |
Years active | 2002–present |
Notable works | Fastlane The O.C. Gossip Girl Dynasty Runaways |
Stephanie Savage (born 1969) is a Canadian screenwriter and television producer. Savage is best known for developing The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl from the novel series, and being an executive producer of the Fox series The O.C.. In 2010 Savage and creative partner Josh Schwartz created Fake Empire Productions, a production company producing their TV series, films and music.[1]
Career
Savage graduated from the University of Toronto in 1990 with a B.A. in English and Cinema Studies, then from the University of Iowa in 1993 with an M.A. in Film History and Theory. While writing her PhD dissertation for the University of Iowa she moved to Los Angeles, and in 1995 was offered a position at Drew Barrymore's production company Flower Films.[2] Here she dabbled in scriptwriting, handling production rewrites for Charlie's Angels, and met the film's director McG. The two later formed production company Wonderland Sound and Vision in 2001.
In September 2016, Savage was announced as an executive producer for the then-upcoming Dynasty reboot series.[3][4]
Filmography
Crew
Film | ||||
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Year | Film | Distributor | Credit | Notes |
2003 | Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | Columbia Pictures | Associate producer | |
2012 | Fun Size | Paramount Pictures | Producer | Produced by Fake Empire Productions |
Television | ||||
Year | Title | Network | Credit | Notes |
2002–2003 | Fastlane | Fox | Producer | |
2003–2007 | The O.C. | Fox | Writer (2006–2007); Supervising producer (2003–2004); Co-executive producer (2005–2006); Executive producer (2006) |
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2004–2005 | The Mountain | The WB | Writer and executive producer | |
2007–2012 | Gossip Girl | The CW | Co-developer, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner | Based on the Gossip Girl series of books by Cecily von Ziegesar |
2009 | Valley Girls | The CW | Co-creator, writer and executive producer | Backdoor pilot: series not picked up; Proposed spin-off to Gossip Girl |
2011 | Ghost Angeles | NBC | Co-creator, writer and executive producer | Unaired television pilot |
2011–2015 | Hart of Dixie[5][6] | The CW | Executive producer | |
2013–2014 | The Carrie Diaries | The CW | Executive producer | Based on the novel The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell; Prequel series to HBO's Sex and the City |
2013 | Cult | The CW | Executive producer | |
2015 | The Astronaut Wives Club | ABC | Creator, writer, executive producer and showrunner | Based on Lily Koppel's novel[7] |
2017–present | Dynasty | The CW | Co-developer, writer and executive producer | Reboot of the 1980s series of the same name |
2017–2019 | Runaways | Hulu | Co-creator for television, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner | Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) |
2019–present | Nancy Drew | The CW | Co-developer, writer and executive producer | Based on the Nancy Drew book series by Carolyn Keene |
2019 | Looking for Alaska | Hulu | Writer and executive producer | Miniseries Based on the novel of the same name by John Green |
2021 | Gossip Girl | HBO Max | Co-creator, writer, executive producer and co-showrunner | Sequel series to The CW's Gossip Girl Based on the Gossip Girl series of books by Cecily von Ziegesar |
Internet | ||||
Year | Title | Network | Credit | Notes |
2003 | Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures | Writer | Web series | |
2009 | Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota | The CW | Executive producer | Web series |
See also
References
- ^ "Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage launch production company, Fake Empire". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
- ^ "U of T alumnae sisters Stephanie and Erika Savage share insider knowledge of film and music industries". U of T News. University of Toronto. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley; O'Connell, Michael (September 30, 2016). "Dynasty Reboot in the Works at The CW". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 30, 2016). "Dynasty Reboot Set At the CW With Josh Schwartz & Stephanie Savage". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
- ^ Nellie Andreeva. "Rachel Bilson To Star In The CW's Hart of Dixie Pilot - TVLine". TVLine.
- ^ Tierney Bricker (1 February 2011). "The CW orders four pilots, including new Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage project - Zap2it - News & Features". Zap2it. Archived from the original on 8 March 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "ABC Space Age Drama 'Astronaut Wives Club' Gets 10-Episode Order For Summer". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-02-13.