Ed Redlich is an American television producer and writer. He was the executive producer for ''
Without a Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'',
for which he wrote 5 episodes, as well as the executive producer for ''
Shark
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'' starring
James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for his work in various film, stage, and television productions. He started his career in minor roles on and off- Broadway. In 1972, he appeared in ''The Trial of the ...
. He created the television series ''
Unforgettable
Unforgettable may refer to:
Film
* ''Unforgettable'' (1996 film), a thriller starring Ray Liotta
* ''Unforgettable'' (2014 film), a Bollywood film
* ''Unforgettable'' (2016 film), a South Korean film
* ''Unforgettable'' (2017 film), an America ...
'' 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 f ...
, was ordered to production by CBS on February 3, 2020.
Biography
Redlich is the son of former NYU Law professor and Dean
Norman Redlich and pediatrician Evelyn Grobow. His has two sister, Bonny Redlich and Carrie A. Redlich, Professor of Medicine at
Yale University School of Medicine
The Yale School of Medicine is the graduate medical school at Yale University, a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded in 1810 as the Medical Institution of Yale College and formally opened in 1813.
The primary t ...
. Redlich's wife,
Sarah Timberman
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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
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...
and
New York University School of Law
New York University School of Law (NYU Law) is the law school of New York University, a private research university in New York City. Established in 1835, it is the oldest law school in New York City and the oldest surviving law school in Ne ...
.
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 ''
Ebbie'' in 1995, following which he became the executive creative consultant for the TV show ''
Strangers''. He then went on to write with
David E. Kelley for, and later produce, ''
The Practice
''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy i ...
'',
for which he won an
Emmy. 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 ''
Without a Trace
''Without a Trace'' is an American police procedural drama television series created by Hank Steinberg that aired on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009 with the total of seven seasons and 160 episodes. The series focuses the cases of ...
'' for three seasons. After that, he was executive Producer/showrunner of the
CBS drama series ''
Shark
Sharks are a group of elasmobranch fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head. Modern sharks are classified within the clade Selachi ...
''.
Redlich co-created and was executive producer of
CBS series ''
Unforgettable
Unforgettable may refer to:
Film
* ''Unforgettable'' (1996 film), a thriller starring Ray Liotta
* ''Unforgettable'' (2014 film), a Bollywood film
* ''Unforgettable'' (2016 film), a South Korean film
* ''Unforgettable'' (2017 film), an America ...
'' from 2011 to 2016, starring
Poppy Montgomery, 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 f ...
and produced by
3 Arts Entertainment
3 Arts Entertainment is an American talent management and television/film production company founded by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein in 1991.
The company has gone on to produce TV shows such as ''King of the Hill'', '' The O ...
, PatMa Productions and
CBS Studios
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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
COVID-19 pandemic
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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.
Filmography
References
External links
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American television producers
American Jews
Harvard University alumni
New York University School of Law alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people