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For the American writer, see Joshua Safran (author).
Joshua Safran
Occupation(s)Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Notable workSoundtrack, Quantico, Gossip Girl and Smash

Joshua Safran is an American television writer/executive producer and screenwriter.

Education

Safran attended the Horace Mann School prior to graduating from NYU Tisch with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in playwriting.[1] He has stated he is Jewish.[2]

Career

Safran was an executive producer and writer on The CW television series Gossip Girl and was the executive producer and showrunner for the second season of the NBC television series Smash.[3] He shared writing credits with director Shana Feste for the screenplay of the 2014 remake of the 1981 film Endless Love.[4]

Safran was the creator, executive producer and showrunner (seasons one and two) of the ABC drama series Quantico.[5][6] He is currently the creator, executive producer and showrunner for the Netflix musical television series Soundtrack[7], which premiered on December 18, 2019.[8] He is also creating, executive producing and showrunning the 2021 sequel series Gossip Girl for HBO Max.[9] Safran is developing an untitled ghost drama for AMC with Annapurna Television.[10]

References

  1. ^ Playbill.com, January 21, 2013, "Stage to Screens: Joshua Safran, the new storyteller of 'Smash', talks about Season 2" Archived February 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ https://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/06/quantico-season-2-episode-6-aquiline-postmortem
  3. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 24, 2012). "'Smash' Taps 'Gossip Girl's' Josh Safran as New Showrunner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "Universal Sets Apropos Release Date For 'Endless Love' Remake". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. May 21, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Josh Safran, Mark Gordon Team for Quantico Drama at ABC (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. September 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "'Quantico' Renewed For Season 3 By ABC, Josh Safran Steps Down As Showrunner". Deadline. May 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "'Mixtape': Netflix Picks Up Fox Musical Drama Pilot To Series". Deadline Hollywood. July 2, 2018.
  8. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (October 31, 2019). "Soundtrack: Jenna Dewan Music Drama Gets December Premiere Date at Netflix". TVLine. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
  9. ^ Bastidas, Jose (July 26, 2019). "'Gossip Girl' Creator Reveals HBO Max's Version Will Be More a 'Continuation' Than Reboot". Pop Culture. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "'Quantico' Creator Sets Music Show at Fox, Ghost Drama at AMC (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. October 27, 2017.


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