Steven Kane is an American television and theater writer, producer and director.

Personal life

Kane was born in

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.

and graduated from

Cherry Hill High School West Cherry Hill High School West (also known as Cherry Hill West or CHW) is a four-year comprehensive public high school, serving students in ninth grade through twelfth grades in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating ...

. He majored in English and French at the

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before attending graduate film school at the

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. His USC Master's Thesis, the short film "Heroic Symphony", garnered awards at film festivals around the country.

Career

Kane got his start in the entertainment industry writing and directing independent film and theater. His first feature film, The Doghouse, won Best Director at the NY Indy Film Festival. His collection of One Act plays, Out of Your Mind, had a successful run in Los Angeles at the GuerriLA Theater. His television credits as a writer and producer include ''

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'' (for which he received an Edgar nomination), '' Major Crimes'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', as well as comedies ''

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'' and ''

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''. He served as co-creator and executive producer of TNT’s '' The Last Ship'', a post-apocalyptic drama based on

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’s novel of the same name, which had its series finale in November 2018. In 2016, Kane was given the Distinguished Public Service Award, the

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's top civilian honor, for ''The Last Ship''. In March 2019, it was announced that Kane joined the

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series ''

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'' as Showrunner. Steven wrote or co-wrote every episode of the first season of ''

'' while running the show on the ground in Hungary. Production was halted for six months in 2020 due to the

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, but completed in the summer of 2021. While completing post-production on Season 1 of Halo, Kane joined

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series '' Jack Ryan'' as showrunner for Season 4.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kane, Steven L 1968 births Living people People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill High School West alumni Screenwriters from New Jersey University of Pennsylvania alumni University of Southern California alumni 21st-century American screenwriters American male screenwriters