Jason Cahill

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Jason Cahill is an American television writer and producer, who is best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series The Sopranos and on the FOX science fiction series Fringe .

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Career

Jason Cahill began his writing career on the short-lived CTV series Two in 1996 and then moved to NBC where he contributed scripts for ER and Profiler , where he also worked as an executive story editor. He has also worked on series such as NYPD Blue and Surface . [1]

Work on The Sopranos

Cahill served as executive story editor on 5 episodes of the first season of The Sopranos . He wrote 3 episodes of the show:

Work on Fringe

Filmography

YearTitleCredited asNotes
WriterProducer
1996 Two YesNoWrote: "No Man's Land"
1996–97 ER YesNoWrote 3 episodes
1997 Nothing Sacred YesNoWrote: "Calling"
1997 NYPD Blue YesNoWrote: "Dead Man Talking"
1998–99 Profiler YesYesCo-producer, wrote 4 episodes
Also executive story editor
1999–2000 The Sopranos YesNoCo-producer, wrote 3 episodes
2005–06 Surface YesYesConsulting producer, wrote: "Episode 5"
2007 Cane NoYesCo-executive producer
2008–09 Fringe YesYesConsulting producer, wrote 2 episodes
2014–15 Halt and Catch Fire YesYesCo-executive producer, wrote 4 episodes
2017 Fear the Walking Dead NoYesConsulting producer
2022–present The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power YesExecutiveWrote 2 episodes

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References

  1. "Jason Cahill from Fringe". Film.com. Retrieved December 1, 2010.