Heather Kadin

Heather Kadin
Heather Kadin speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con.
Born (1972-08-07) August 7, 1972 (age 52)
New York, NY, U.S.
Occupations
  • President, Scripted Television, Range Media Partners
  • Producer
  • President, Television, Secret Hideout
Known for
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Heather Kadin (born August 7, 1972) is an American television producer and film producer. She co-executive produces Star Trek: Discovery.[1][2][3][4][5]

Life and career

What you haven't seen [in the trailer] is the show is a lot of fun. That's what you haven't gotten to see [yet]. What Jake [McDorman (Brian)] does, he's really funny, and brings a sense of fun to it…I think a big thing is the casting of Jake. Obviously we loved the movie, but Bradley's character, Eddie Morra, is kind of self-serving: he takes the drug, he writes this book, he becomes a stock broker, makes money, [sleeps with] women, and in a TV show, you're not going to root for that guy.[6]

—Kadin, on Limitless (2015)

Kadin was born on August 7, 1972, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before being President of the production company, K/O Paper Products, she was an executive producer at ABC.[7] Kadin had previously worked with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci together at ABC, where as a drama executive, was involved in J. J. Abrams' spy series Alias, on which Kurtzman and Orci were writer-producers since the first episode.[7] For a brief time, before joining ABC, she had worked at the television division of Shady Acres Entertainment, which at that time, was based at Touchstone Television.[8] She had left Warner Bros. Television where she served as vice president of drama development in 2010.[7] Kadin worked with Kurtzman and Orci on the WBTV-produced Fringe, which Kurtzman and Orci co-created with Abrams.[7]

Kadin served as executive producer of Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017),[9][10][11][12][13] Matador (2014),[14] Scorpion (2014-2018),[15][16] and Limitless (2015-2016). She executive produced the TV movie Exit Strategy where she worked with David Guggenheim, Kurtzman, Orci, and director Antoine Fuqua in 2015. Kadin executive produced the TV movie Tales from the Darkside where she worked with Joe Hill and director Bradley Buecker in 2015.

Kadin worked as co-executive producer on Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) with Kurtzman for CBS.[1][2][3][4][5][17] She also served as an Executive Producer on the short-lived CBS series Clarice in 2021.

Personal life

She lives in Sherman Oaks, California with her husband and two sons.[18]

Filmography

Film credits

Year Film Credit Notes
2015 Tales from the Darkside Executive producer
Exit Strategy

Television credits

Year TV Series Credit Notes
2013–17 Sleepy Hollow Executive producer
  • Kurtzman, Orci, Len Wiseman, Clifton Campbell, Albert Kim, and Damian Kindler also executive produce the show.
  • Mark Goffman and Ken Olin executive produced the show. (seasons 1-2)
2014 Matador Jay Beattie, Kurtzman, Orci, and Robert Rodriguez also executive produced the show.
2014–2018 Scorpion Danielle Woodrow, Danny Rose, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Justin Lin, Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2015–16 Limitless Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman, Marc Webb, Craig Sween, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2017–present Star Trek: Discovery Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2018–2019 Instinct Michael Rauch, Alex Kurtzman, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, Alan Cumming and Marc Webb also executive produce.
2020–2023 Star Trek: Picard Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Akiva Goldsman and Michael Chabon also executive produce.
2020 The Comey Rule Alex Kurtzman, Shane Salerno and Billy Ray also executive produce.
2020–present Star Trek: Lower Decks Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz and Mike McMahan also executive produce.
2021 Clarice Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman also executive produce.
2021-present Star Trek: Prodigy Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2022-present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber also executive produce.

References

  1. ^ a b "An All-New Star Trek Series Is Coming in 2017". Me-TV. Chicago: Weigel Broadcasting. November 2, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "New Star Trek Series Premieres in January 2017". StarTrek.com. Los Angeles: CBS Television Studios. November 2, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (November 2, 2015). "New 'Star Trek' Series is a Go at CBS All Access". The Hollywood Reporter. New York City. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Itzkoff, Dave (December 1, 2015). "A New 'Star Trek' TV Series Will Debut in 2017". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Friedlander, Whitney (November 2, 2015). "New 'Star Trek' Series to Air on CBS All Access in 2017". Variety. United States. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. ^ Roffman, Marisa (May 26, 2015). "LIMITLESS: Heather Kadin on Bradley Cooper's Involvement, and Why It's 'SLEEPY HOLLOW 2.0'". Give Me My Remote. Los Angeles. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (April 14, 2010). "Ex-WBTV exec Heather Kadin Eyed to Run Kurtzman and Orci's TV Company". Deadline Hollywood. United States. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Schneider, Michael (2000-10-30). "Shady's Kadin joins ABC". Variety. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
  9. ^ Barrett, Michael (March 25, 2013). "Film crew shoots scene for TV pilot in downtown Gastonia". The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  10. ^ Allen, Wade (August 9, 2013). "Could national TV audience discover Gastonia in 'Sleepy Hollow?' (video link)". The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  11. ^ Turbyfill, Diane (September 14, 2013). "Gastonia coming to the small screen Monday night". The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  12. ^ Ford, Emily (May 14, 2013). "'Sleepy Hollow' trailer features Salisbury; series to air at 9 p.m. Mondays". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  13. ^ Emily Ford (June 7, 2013). "Salisbury musician spots himself as Ichabod in 'Sleepy Hollow' premiere". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  14. ^ Wolfe, Clarke (April 4, 2014). "El Rey Network Announces Start of Production on Kurtzman & Orci's Matador". The Nerdist (Press release). Burbank, California: Legendary Pictures. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  15. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 17, 2014). "'Smash's' Katharine McPhee to Star in CBS Genius Drama (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. New York City. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  16. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 9, 2014). "CBS Orders 'CSI: Cyber', 'NCIS: New Orleans', 'The Odd Couple', 'Stalker', 'Madam Secretary', 'Scorpion' & 'The McCarthys'". TV by the Numbers. Chicago: Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  17. ^ "Star Trek: Discovery Announced As Name Of New Series". CBS.com. New York City: CBS. July 23, 2016. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  18. ^ University of Michigan Communication Studies 2016 Spring Commencement" "Heather Kadin, Keynote Speaker" 2016
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