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Beth Schwartz | |
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| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Television writer |
| Years active | 2006 - present |
| Spouse | Jeff Cassidy |
Beth Schwartz is an American television writer. She is known for her work as showrunner on the seventh and eighth season of Arrow , and as a co-showrunner on the Netflix series Sweet Tooth .
She began her career as a production staffer on the J. J. Abrams produced ABC dramedy What About Brian . She later would go on to write an episode ("What About Secret Lovers").
She wrote two episodes of the ABC family drama Brothers & Sisters ("Going Once... Going Twice", "Taking Sides") and one episode of The CW's dramedy/romance Hart of Dixie ("Mistress & Misunderstandings"). [1]
In summer 2012, Schwartz joined the writers room for the first year DC Comics CW series Arrow . [1] Schwartz was named executive story editor with the commencement of the series' third season. At the start of the fourth season, she was promoted to co-producer.
In April 2018, it was announced that Schwartz would take over as showrunner for the show's seventh season. [2]
For the eighth and final season, Schwartz served as co-showrunner alongside Marc Guggenheim.[ citation needed ]
Schwartz has also written two episodes for the Arrow spin-off Legends of Tomorrow , as well as serving as a consulting producer on the show.
Schwartz is married to director, and former Arrowverse cameraman, Jeff Cassidy. [3]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Executive producer | |||
| 2007 | What About Brian | Yes | No | No | Writer (1 episode) |
| 2008-2009 | Brothers & Sisters | Yes | No | No | Writer (2 episodes) |
| 2012 | Hart of Dixie | Yes | No | No | Writer (1 episode) |
| 2012–2020 | Arrow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Writer (35 episodes), executive story editor (23 episodes), co-producer (23 episodes), co-executive producer (46 episodes), executive producer/showrunner (32 episodes) |
| 2016 | Legends of Tomorrow | Yes | Yes | No | Writer (2 episodes), consulting producer (16 episodes) |
| 2021–2024 | Sweet Tooth | Yes | No | Yes | Writer (2 episodes), executive producer, co-showrunner |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Yes | No | Yes | Writer (1 episode), executive producer, co-showrunner |
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