Kalinda Vazquez

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Kalinda Vazquez
Born
New York, NY
Other namesKalinda Vasquez
OccupationTelevision writer, producer
Years active2003–present

Kalinda Vazquez is an American television writer and producer.

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She is well known for her work on the Fox drama Prison Break and The CW espionage series Nikita . [1]

Career

Vazquez worked as a writing assistant, staff writer and story editor from 2006 to 2009 on the Fox drama Prison Break . She also contributed several scripts to the series and co-wrote the final installment Prison Break: The Final Break . [2]

She was an executive story editor and writer on the first season of the Fox action series Human Target . [2]

In summer 2010, she joined the staff of The CW action thriller series Nikita 's first season, as a writer and executive story editor. At the start of the second season, Vazquez was promoted to co-producer, a title she held until her departure at the end of the season. [2]

In fall 2012, Vazquez joined the second season crew of the ABC fantasy series Once Upon a Time as a writer and producer. [3]

As of March 2021, Vazquez has a number of projects in development. In February 2021, it was announced that she was working with George R. R. Martin on a television adaptation of Roger Zelazny's novel Roadmarks . [4] Then in March 2021, it was announced that Vazquez had been asked by Paramount Pictures to develop her own idea for a new Star Trek film. [5] Vazquez has previous experience with Star Trek, being credited for the teleplay to the third season episode of Star Trek: Discovery titled Terra Firma, Part 2. She was also named after a character from the original series episode "By Any Other Name". [5]

In December 2021, Vazquez signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix. Under the deal, she will create, writing and produce a young adult mystery thriller Arbor Hall as her own first project. [6] [7]

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  5. 1 2 Mike Fleming, Jr (March 4, 2021). "Kalinda Vazquez Set By Paramount To Script Original Star Trek Movie". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  6. Hailu, Selome (December 13, 2021). "Netflix Inks Overall Deal With 'Fear the Walking Dead' Writer and Producer Kalinda Vazquez". Variety . Retrieved December 13, 2021.
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