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Scott Stephens | |
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| Occupation | Executive Producer |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | True Detective, Deadwood |
Scott Stephens is an American television producer. He currently is Executive Producer of True Detective and served as Supervising Producer on the Western drama Deadwood and was nominated for an Emmy Award for the series.
Biography
Scott Stephens is an American television and film producer. He is currently Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed HBO crime anthology, TRUE DETECTIVE starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
Stephens began his television career as Producer of the HBO comedy, THE MIND OF THE MARRIED MAN. Stephens then joined David Milch as Supervising Producer on the groundbreaking western drama DEADWOOD for the duration of the series. DEADWOOD garnered critical acclaim as well as award-recognition including multiple Emmy nominations and wins, a Peabody award, Golden Globe recognition, numerous guild awards, and AFI’s Best Television Program for each of its three seasons. Following Deadwood’s success, Scott continued with David Milch on his next series, the surf-noir drama, JOHN FROM CINCINATTI, as Co-Executive Producer. In 2005, Scott produced the pilot episode for the critically acclaimed series BIG LOVE. Scott returned to comedy to work with director Alexander Payne on the pilot episode of HUNG, which was shot entirely on location in and around Detroit, Michigan. Scott stayed on as an Executive Producer for the series’ three-season run. In 2010, Scott joined Mike White to executive-produce the comedy-drama ENLIGHTENED starring Laura Dern.
In 2012, Stephens began working on TRUE DETECTIVE with Writer-Creator Nic Pizzolatto. The first season explores the psychological and philosophical underpinnings of a relationship between two Louisiana homicide detectives, Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle, as they hunt for a serial killer throughout the wilds of coastal Louisiana. TRUE DETECTIVE was filmed entirely on location in southern Louisiana premiering on January 12, 2014 to wide critical acclaim.