John Stephens (producer)
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John Stephens is an American television producer, screenwriter and director best known for his work on '' The O.C.'', '' Gilmore Girls'' and '' Gotham''.


Early life

Stephens attended Pomona College, graduating in 1994.


Career

Stephens is credited as the producer of twenty-five episodes of drama series '' The O.C.'', and supervising producer for an additional three episodes. He has written twelve episodes and directed one – the only directing role credited to his name. He has co-produced six episodes of dramedy series '' Gilmore Girls'' and written eight episodes, and is credited as executive story producer for one episode and story editor for a number of other episodes. In June, 2008, it was revealed that he had been hired to be executive producer of '' Gossip Girl''. He said, "I was a big fan of ''Gossip Girl'' – probably embarrassingly big for a 36-year-old man – so that, and the prospect of working with Stephanie and Josh again, meant I probably would have worked on the show for free. It was a real bonus when they offered to pay me." It was also revealed that under the deal Stephens would develop new shows for Warner Bros. Television. He is the author of the children's fantasy series ''The Books of Beginning'', the first one called ''
The Emerald Atlas ''The Emerald Atlas'' is the first novel of the children's fantasy trilogy '' The Books of Beginning'' by John Stephens. The second book, ''The Fire Chronicle'', was released in 2012. The book follows orphan siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma who, ...
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The Fire Chronicle ''The Fire Chronicle'' is an adventure and fantasy novel written by John Stephens. The book was released on October 9, 2012. It is the second book of the trilogy, and the sequel of '' The Emerald Atlas''. Synopsis After the tumultuous events of ...
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The Black Reckoning ''The Black Reckoning'' is the third novel of the children's fantasy trilogy '' The Books of Beginning'' by John Stephens. The narrative focuses on siblings Kate, Michael, and Emma as they race to find the Book of Death before the primary antagon ...
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* * Television producers from California American television writers American male television writers American television directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 1970s births Pomona College alumni {{US-tv-bio-stub