Sam Catlin | |
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 Catlin in 2016 | |
| Occupation | Television writer |
| Education | New York University (MFA) |
| Notable works | Breaking Bad , Preacher |
| Spouse | Julie Dretzin |
Sam Catlin is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is the showrunner of AMC's Preacher , and previously worked as a writer/producer on Breaking Bad . He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for his work on Breaking Bad.
Catlin began writing for television in 2005 for the television film The Great New Wonderful . He then became a writer and story editor for the first season of Kidnapped in 2006. He wrote the episode "Front Page". In 2007, he became an executive story editor and writer for the short-lived series Canterbury's Law and wrote the episode "Baggage".
Catlin joined the crew of Breaking Bad in 2009 as a co-producer and writer for the second season. He wrote the second-season episodes "Down" and "4 Days Out". The second season writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for best drama series at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the second season. [1] Catlin was promoted to supervising producer for the third season in 2010. He was promoted again to co-executive producer for the fourth season in 2011.
In 2013, Catlin signed with Sony Pictures Television to help develop original projects, while becoming a co-executive producer for Fox's short-lived adaption of the Australian series of the same name, Rake . [2]
In November 2013, it was announced that Catlin was developing a TV series based on the DC Vertigo comic book series Preacher with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, that would be distributed by Sony Pictures Television. [3] Catlin was confirmed as the showrunner in February 2014. [4] Catlin wrote the pilot episode for the AMC series, [5] and continues to serve as showrunner, writer, and sometime director into the recently ordered third season. [6]
In October 2021, Catlin had signed an overall deal with Apple Inc. [7] [8]
Catlin attended the New York University Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Acting Program, where he received his Master of Fine Arts Degree in 1998.
Writer
| Year | Show | Season | Episode title | Episode | Notes |
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| 2017 | Preacher | 2 | "The End of the Road" | 13 | |
| "On Your Knees" | 12 | Co-written with Rachel Wagner | |||
| "Mumbai Sky Tower" | 2 | ||||
| "On the Road" | 1 | ||||
| 2016 | 1 | "Call and Response" | 10 | Also directed | |
| "See" | 2 | ||||
| "Pilot" | 1 | Story by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg & Sam Catlin; Teleplay by Sam Catlin | |||
| 2014 | Rake | 1 | "Mammophile" | 13 | |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | 5 | "Rabid Dog" | 12 | |
| 2012 | "Fifty-One" | 4 | |||
| 2011 | 4 | "Crawl Space" | 11 | Co-written with George Mastras | |
| "Hermanos" | 8 | Co-written with George Mastras | |||
| "Open House" | 3 | ||||
| 2010 | 3 | "Half Measures" | 12 | Co-written with Peter Gould | |
| 2010 | "Fly" | 10 | Co-written with Moira Walley-Beckett | ||
| "Green Light" | 4 | ||||
| 2009 | 2 | "4 Days Out" | 9 | ||
| "Down" | 4 | ||||
| 2008 | Canterbury's Law | 1 | "Baggage" | 2 | |
| 2007 | Kidnapped | 1 | "Front Page" | 7 |
Production staff
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Preacher | Executive producer | Season 2 |
| 2016 | Season 1 | ||
| 2014 | Rake | Consulting producer | Season 1 |
| 2013 | Breaking Bad | Co-executive producer | Season 5 |
| 2012 | |||
| 2011 | Season 4 | ||
| 2010 | Supervising producer | Season 3 | |
| 2009 | Co-producer | Season 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Writer |
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