Alison Schapker is an American
television writer
A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based.
...
and
producer.
She is well known for her work on the
ABC
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espionage
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series ''
Alias
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* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
'', the
FOX
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science-fiction
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series ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
'' and the
Netflix
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science-fiction
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series ''
Altered Carbon
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''.
Career
She was a staff writer on the hit
ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
series ''
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
'' and wrote several of its episodes along with her writing partner,
Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...
. She has also worked on the series: ''
Charmed
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'', ''
Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', ''
Brothers & Sisters'' and ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
''.
The ''Lost'' writing staff, including Schapker, were nominated for the
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the
February 2007 ceremony for their work on the
second
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and
third
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Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* Second#Sexagesimal divisions of calendar time and day, 1⁄60 of a ''second'', or 1⁄3600 of a ''minute''
Places
* 3rd Street (d ...
seasons.
''Alias''
In 2003, Schapker joined the
espionage
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action
Action may refer to:
* Action (narrative), a literary mode
* Action fiction, a type of genre fiction
* Action game, a genre of video game
Film
* Action film, a genre of film
* ''Action'' (1921 film), a film by John Ford
* ''Action'' (1980 fil ...
series ''
Alias
Alias may refer to:
* Pseudonym
* Pen name
* Nickname
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Alias'' (2013 film), a 2013 Canadian documentary film
* ''Alias'' (TV series), an American action thriller series 2001–2006
* ''Alias the ...
'' in its
third season as an executive story editor and
writer
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. At the beginning of
season four, she was promoted to producer, and by the
final season, she had been named supervising producer. During her three-season span, Schapker co-wrote
twelve episodes total. The installments are as follows:
*"A Missing Link" (03.04)
(co-written by executive story editor Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...
)
*"After Si" (03.13)
(co-written by Breen)
*"Unveiled" (03.18)
(co-written by Breen)
*"Blood Ties" (03.20)
(co-written by Breen and co-producer J. R. Orci
Jorge Richard Orci (born 1975) is a Mexican television writer and producer.
Life and career
Orci was born in Mexico City to a Mexican father and a Cuban mother. His mother fled Cuba after Fidel Castro came to power. He was raised in Mexico Ci ...
)
*"Détente" (04.07)
(co-written by producer Breen)
*"The Index" (04.10)
(co-written by Orci)
*"The Orphan" (04.12)
(co-written by Breen)
*"Search and Rescue" (04.21)
(co-written by Breen)
*"Prophet Five" (05.01)
(co-written by supervising producer Breen)
*"Bob" (05.08)
(co-written by Breen)
*"30 Seconds" (05.13)
(co-written by Breen)
*"Reprisal" (05.16)
(co-written by Breen)
''Brothers & Sisters''
In 2006, Schapker was brought on to develop the
first season of the
ABC
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ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
drama
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''
Brothers & Sisters'' as a writer and supervising producer. She then went on to become co-executive producer at the start of
season two Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* ''2econd Season
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Release
It was released on November 4, 2008.
Guest Performers
The album features gu ...
, and then held the position of executive producer throughout seasons
three
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* 3 BC, the third year before the AD era
* March, the third month
Books
* '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...
and
four
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In mathematics
Four is the smallest c ...
. At the conclusion of the fourth season, Schapker left the show. Episodes she co-wrote are as follows:
*"Sexual Politics" (01.12)
(co-written with supervising producer Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...
)
*"The Other Walker" (01.16)
(co-written with Breen)
*"Bad News" (01.20)
(co-written with Breen)
*"Home Front" (02.01)
(co-written with co-executive producer Breen)
*"Two Places" (02.06)
(co-written with Breen)
*"Holy Matrimony" (02.09)
(co-written with Mark B. Perry and Breen)
*"Prior Commitments" (02.16)
(co-written with Breen and co-executive producer Greg Berlanti
Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director of film and television. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', '' Political Animals'', ...
)
*"Mexico" (03.24)
(co-written with executive producer Breen)
*"The Science Fair" (04.12)
(co-written with Breen)
*"Time After Time, Part Two" (04.19)
(co-written with Breen)
''Lost''
In Fall 2006, Schapker joined the
third season crew of ABC's ''
Lost
Lost may refer to getting lost, or to:
Geography
*Lost, Aberdeenshire, a hamlet in Scotland
* Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail, or LOST, a hiking and cycling trail in Florida, US
History
*Abbreviation of lost work, any work which is known to have bee ...
'', as a writer and supervising producer. She left the series in January 2007. She co-wrote one episode while working on the show, with supervising producer
Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...
, "
The Cost of Living".
''Fringe''
After her departure from ''
Brothers & Sisters'' in Spring 2010, Schapker was hired as a writer and co-executive producer on the
FOX
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Twelve sp ...
science fiction
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/
horror series ''
Fringe
Fringe may refer to:
Arts
* Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival, known as "the Fringe"
* Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival
* Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre
* The Fringe, the ...
'', going into its
third season. In its
fifth season, Schapker retains her third season credits. Episodes she has contributed to include:
*"
The Plateau
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" (3.03)
(co-written with co-executive producer Monica Owusu-Breen
Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Owusu-Breen has described herself as "half-Spanish, half Ghanaian". She was born in England and lived in Spain as a child, where she learned to spe ...
)
*"
Marionette
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" (3.09)
(co-written with Breen)
*"
Bloodline
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" (3.18)
(co-written with Breen)
*"
The Last Sam Weiss" (3.21)
(co-written with Breen)
*"
One Night in October" (4.02)
(co-written with Breen)
*"
Enemy of My Enemy
"Enemy of My Enemy" is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the Fox science-fiction drama television series ''Fringe'', and the series' 74th episode overall.
The episode was co-written by Monica Owusu-Breen and Alison Schapker, while bein ...
" (4.09)
(co-written by Breen)
*"
A Better Human Being" (4.13)
(Schapker and Breen co-wrote a teleplay based on a story by executive story editors Glen Whitman
Douglas Glen Whitman is an American television writer and a professor of economics.
Academic career
Whitman is a professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, where he has been on the faculty since 2000. He has also serve ...
and Robert Chiappetta
Robert Chiappetta is an American television writer and lawyer.
Career
Chiappetta, along with his writing partner Glen Whitman, served as executive story editors on the FOX crime/mystery series ''Fringe'', and contributed several scripts to the s ...
)
*"
The Bullet That Saved the World
"The Bullet That Saved the World" is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the Fox science fiction/drama television series ''Fringe'', and the 91st episode overall.
The episode was written by Alison Schapker and directed by David Straiton.
...
" (5.04)
*"
The Human Kind
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" (5.08)
*"
Liberty
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In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...
" (5.12)
''Almost Human''
From 2013 to 2014, she worked on the FOX series ''
Almost Human''. Serving as a co-executive producer and writer until its cancellation.
''The Flash''
In summer 2014, Schapker joined the
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
produced
CW series ''
The Flash
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'', as a writer and consulting producer. Her first episode to contribute to was the series' third installment, "Things You Can't Outrun", which she co-wrote with
Grainne Godfree
Grainne Godfree is an American television writer.
She is well known for her significant work on The CW and Greg Berlantis ''Arrowverse''.
Life and career
She attended Harvard University, graduating with a degree in history. She later entered th ...
. The episode featured the introduction of
Ronnie Raymond. She next co-wrote the seventh installment, "Power Outage", again with Godfree.
Schapker and
Brooke Eikmeier
Brooke Roberts is an American television and comic book writer.
She is known for her work on the ABC legal drama '' Boston Legal'' and for The CW's superhero series '' The Flash''.
Life and career
She lived in France as a teenager.
Roberts s ...
co-scripted the series' 11th episode,
"The Sound and the Fury". It introduces infamous rogue member
The Pied Piper
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The legend dates back to ...
. She and Eikmeier went on to co-write the series' 20th installment, "The Trap".
''Altered Carbon''
In July 2018, it was announced that Schapker will be the co-showrunner and one of the executive producers of the second season of the
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...
science-fiction series, ''
Altered Carbon
''Altered Carbon'' is a 2002 cyberpunk novel by the English writer Richard K. Morgan. Set in a future in which interstellar travel and relative immortality is facilitated by transferring consciousnesses between bodies ("sleeves"), it follows t ...
'' On May 23, 2019, it was announced that Schapker will be the primary showrunner for the series, replacing
Laeta Kalogridis
Laeta Kalogridis ( ) is an American screenwriter and television and film producer of Greek descent. She has written scripts for ''Alexander'' (2004), '' Night Watch'' (2004), ''Pathfinder'' (2007) and ''Shutter Island'' (2010). She also served ...
who is still credited as an executive producer.
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