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Stephen Scaia
BornMay 11
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Alma materEmerson College
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer, Director

Stephen Scaia is a writer, director, and producer known for Blood & Treasure (2019–2023), Tulsa King (2023-2024) Jericho (2006) and Limitless (2015). Stephen is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Life and career

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Scaia was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and spent his childhood in Dayton, Ohio.[1][2] He attended Emerson College, studying film and television. After graduating in 1998[3][4][5] he moved to Los Angeles.[1][6][4]

He started his career as a Production Assistant eventually becoming a writer's assistant on The West Wing.[4][7] His writing caught the eye of one of the producers, which landed him his first staff-writing job on Judging Amy (2004).[1] Since then, Scaia has written and produced for multiple television series, most notably, co-creating Blood & Treasure (2019–present).[8] with his former collaborator Matthew Federman. The pair stopped co-writing together in early 2020.

Writing

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Scaia began his writing career on Judging Amy (2004).[8][1] Since then, he has received writing credits on E-Ring (2005), Jericho (2006), Warehouse 13 (2009), Human Target (2009), Limitless (2015), and Blood & Treasure (2019-2023) and Tulsa King (2023-2024).[8]

Producing

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Scaia received his first producer credit on Jericho (2008).[8] In 2009–2010, he served as a co-producer on Warehouse 13 and Human Target.[4][8] In the subsequent years, he also worked on Charlie's Angels (2011), and was a co-executive producer on Limitless (2016).[8] In 2019, Scaia co-created the action-adventure series Blood & Treasure, serving as executive producer, as well as a showrunner and the director of multiple episodes.[8]

Acting

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In 2004, Scaia appeared as a guest star in season 6, episode 7 of Judging Amy, playing the role of Dr. Rinier.[9]

Other projects

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In 2005, Star Wars: Underworld, a live-action TV series by George Lucas, was put into development with Scaia attached as one of the writers.[10] However, the series fell apart due to a lack of funding.[10]

In 2011, Scaia and Federman were hired by New Line Cinema to adapt Y: The Last Man into a feature-film, and after submitting a draft, it was reported that the studio was "pleased enough to move the project up their priority list".[11][12] However, the project stalled during the development stage, and in 2014, it was announced that New Line Cinema would be reverting the rights back to the co-creators of the property, Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.[13]

In 2012, Scaia was also hired to pen the script for a Zorro reboot based on the 2005 novel by Isabel Allende.[14][15][16] The adaptation was to have taken place prior to his origins in Johnston McCulley's "The Curse of Capistrano" in 1919.[16]

In 2013, Scaia and Federman were hired to write the Ghost Recon movie for Ubisoft with Michael Bay at the helm.[17][18]

In 2014, it was announced that Scaia and Federman would be adapting Pax Romana, a miniseries based on the graphic novel by Jonathan Hickman.[19][20]

Also in 2014, Scaia was hired to adapt Garrett Graff's nonfiction book Raven Rock, which explores the history of the U.S. government's secret plan to "save itself" in the event that most of America or its leaders are killed in a nuclear attack on the U.S."[21] The series was acquired by NBC in a "script deal with significant penalty".[22][23]

Credits

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Television
Year Production Role
2023-2024 Tulsa King Co-Executive Producer / Writer
2019–2022 Blood & Treasure Creator / Executive Producer / Director / Writer
2015–2016 Limitless Co-Executive Producer / Writer
2011 Charlie's Angels Supervising Producer
2010 Human Target Producer / Writer
2009 Warehouse 13 Co-Producer / Writer
2006–2008 Jericho Co-Producer / Writer
2006 E-Ring Writer
2004–2005 Judging Amy Writer

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "So You Want My Job: Screenwriter, 2012". 2012-08-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  2. ^ "DEAD SQUAD - MEET THE TEAM" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-10-16.
  3. ^ "Emerson College - Notable Alumni". Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  4. ^ a b c d "FORMER KNIGHTLY NEWS EDITOR, FIELD COMMANDER HITS THE "TARGET"" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  5. ^ "A sampling of Emerson College's alumni". Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  6. ^ "Meet the new extended family, 2003". Los Angeles Times. 30 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2003-12-30.
  7. ^ "The Writers Panel with Ben Blacker". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g "Stephen A. Scaia, WGAW Directory". Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  9. ^ "Judging Amy - Season 6 Episode 7 (Early Winter), Full Cast List". Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2019-04-29.
  10. ^ a b "Why Star Wars: Underworld Didn't Happen". 13 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
  11. ^ "Y The Last Man Adaptation". Collider. 10 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  12. ^ "Y The Last Man One of New Lines First Priorities". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  13. ^ "Y The Last Man Movie Dead". The Hollywood Reporter. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2014-09-26.
  14. ^ "ZORRO Reboot to Be Penned by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia". Collider. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  15. ^ "Sony Hires Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia To Pen 'Zorro' Reboot". 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  16. ^ a b "Sony/Columbia Hiring TV Writers to Reboot the Masked Hero 'Zorro'". 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
  17. ^ "'Y: The Last Man' Screenwriters to Pen 'Ghost Recon' Movie for Ubisoft, Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)". 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  18. ^ "TOM CLANCY'S GHOST RECON Adaptation to Be Penned by Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia". Collider. Archived from the original on 2019-12-17. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  19. ^ "Syfy Developing 'Pax Romana' Miniseries, 'The Magicians' Series". 30 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  20. ^ "Two Screenwriters Plus Darby Pop Leads To Dead Squad – Talking Shop With Matt Federman And Stephen Scaia". Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  21. ^ "NBC Nabs 'Raven Rock' Drama From Robert Zemeckis, Bob Cooper, eOne & Paramount TV". 30 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  22. ^ "Raven Rock - Drama based on Upcoming Book Lands at NBC with Script Deal and Penalty". Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  23. ^ "Raven Rock - Futon Critic". Archived from the original on 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
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