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Ed Redlich is an American television producer and writer. He was the executive producer for ''
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'', for which he wrote 5 episodes, as well as the executive producer for ''
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'' starring
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. He created the television series ''
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'' and most recently was an Executive Producer on the CBS series '' SEAL Team''. His drama pilot ''Ways & Means'' is co-written with Mike Murphy, and starring
Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy''. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of fil ...
, was ordered to production by CBS on February 3, 2020.


Biography

Redlich is the son of former NYU Law professor and Dean
Norman Redlich Norman Redlich (November 12, 1925 – June 10, 2011) was an American lawyer and academic. As a lawyer he is best remembered for his pioneering work in establishing a system of pro bono defense for inmates in New York State who did not have the fina ...
and pediatrician Evelyn Grobow. His has two sister, Bonny Redlich and Carrie A. Redlich, Professor of Medicine at
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. Redlich's wife,
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is also in the television business and has produced several shows, including Elementary, Justified, Masters of Sex, and Unbelievable. Redlich graduated from
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and
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.


Career

Redlich got his first job in the entertainment business in 1992 as an executive story editor in the series '' The Round Table''. He then went on to write the television movie ''
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'' in 1995, following which he became the executive creative consultant for the TV show ''
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''. He then went on to write with
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for, and later produce, ''
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'', for which he won an
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. He then moved to the program '' Felicity'' for which he wrote and produced. He also acted in one episode. He then wrote and produced for '' Watching the Detectives''. He was also executive producer/showrunner on the hit crime drama ''
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'' for three seasons. After that, he was executive Producer/showrunner of the
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drama series ''
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''. Redlich co-created and was executive producer of
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series ''
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'' from 2011 to 2016, starring
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, follows the former Syracuse, New York, police detective Carrie Wells has hyperthymesia, a rare medical condition that gives her the ability to visually remember everything. Afterward, Redlich is the executive producer of the CBS military drama series '' SEAL Team'', which he wrote with Benjamin Cavell. On February 4, 2020, Redlich wrote a script for the pilot episode of ''Ways & Means'' (formerly known as ''The Whip''), starring
Patrick Dempsey Patrick Galen Dempsey (born January 13, 1966) is an American actor and race car driver. He is best known for his role as neurosurgeon Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd in ''Grey's Anatomy''. He had early success as an actor, starring in a number of fil ...
and produced by
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, PatMa Productions and
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. In May 2020, the new pilot was yet for consideration in the 2021-2022 television season when it was delayed due to the
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, before filming could resumed in January 2021. However, on May 14, 2021, the pilot has been passed and not moving forward by CBS.


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