Joshua Safran is an American television

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and

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Education

Safran attended the

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prior to graduating from

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Tisch with a

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in playwriting. He has stated he is

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Career

Safran was an executive producer and writer on

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television series ''

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'' and was the executive producer and showrunner for the second season of the

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television series '' Smash''. He shared writing credits with director

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for the screenplay of the 2014

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of the 1981 film '' Endless Love''. Safran was the creator, executive producer and showrunner (seasons one and two) of the

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thriller drama series '' Quantico''. Recently, he was credited as the creator, executive producer and showrunner for the

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musical television series ''

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''. He is set to create, executive produce and showrun the 2021 sequel series ''

'' for

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. Safran is developing an untitled ghost drama for

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with Annapurna Television.

Personal life

Safran is openly gay.

Filmography

Film

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

References

External links

* American television producers American television writers American male television writers LGBT producers LGBT screenwriters Living people Jewish American screenwriters Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Tisch School of the Arts alumni {{US-tv-bio-stub