M. Raven Metzner

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M. Raven Metzner
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Metzner at WonderCon 2016
Born
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Years active2005-present
SpouseCatherine Nicora
Children2

M. Raven Metzner is an American screenwriter and producer.

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Career

Raven started his career with the movie Elektra before moving on to television projects such as Clue , Falling Skies and Sleepy Hollow . [1] [2] Metzner later replaced Scott Buck as the showrunner for Iron Fist starting with season 2. [3]

Personal life

Raven is married to Catherine Nicora. Raven has a son named Orion from a former relationship. [4] On April 11, 2017, Raven and Catherine had a daughter named Penelope Midnight. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterProducerNotes
2005 Elektra YesNoFeature film
2012Daybreak 2012YesYesTV movie
2017Dinner PartyYesYesShort film

Television

YearTitleWriterProducerShowrunnerNotes
2006 What About Brian YesYesNo
2006-2007 Six Degrees YesYesYes
2007-2008 Life Is Wild YesYesNo
2011 Clue YesYesYes
2014 Falling Skies YesYesNoSeason 4 only
2014-2017 Sleepy Hollow YesYesNoStarting with season 2
2015 Heroes Reborn YesYesNo
2018 Iron Fist YesNoYesSeason 2
2024 Star Trek: Discovery YesYesNoSeason 5 only

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References

  1. Radish, Christina (November 14, 2011). "Executive Producer Raven Metzner CLUE Interview". Collider. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  2. Kalamar, Luke (3 November 2014). "Sleepy Hollow Interview Series". The Pop Break. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie (July 22, 2017). "'Marvel's Iron Fist': Raven Metzner Tapped As New Showrunner Of Netflix Series". Deadline. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. "M. Raven Metzner (Executive Producer, SLEEPY HOLLOW)". Fox Flash. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  5. Raven Metzner (April 14, 2017). "Catherine Nicora and I are proud to announce that our family has grown by one". Facebook.