Karl Schaefer
Karl Schaefer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer and writer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Karl Schaefer is an American television producer and writer.
He is best known for co-creating the 1990s series Eerie, Indiana with José Rivera. Prior to working on Eerie, Indiana. Schaefer created the series TV 101 . His other television credits include Strange Luck , Monk , Small Shots , The Dead Zone , Eureka , Ghost Whisperer and the television film The Apartment Complex (1999), directed by Tobe Hooper. He was Executive Producer and Showrunner for Z Nation , a zombie series he co-created with Craig Engler, and its prequel spin-off, Black Summer .[1]
Schaefer is the CEO of Unreality Inc, an Intellectual Property Creator.[2]
Filmography
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[edit ]The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creator | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | ||||
| TV 101 | 1988–89 | Yes | No | Yes (3) | Yes | CBS | |
| Eerie, Indiana | 1991–92 | Yes | No | Yes (4) | Yes | NBC | |
| Strange Luck | 1995–96 | Yes | No | Yes (2) | Yes | Fox | Executive producer (13 episodes) |
| Eerie, Indiana: The Other Dimension | 1998 | No | No | Yes (1) | No | Fox Kids Network | |
| Ghosts of Fear Street | 1998 | Yes | No | No | Yes | ABC | Pilot episode |
| The Apartment Complex | 1999 | — | No | Yes | Yes | Showtime Networks | Television film |
| Small Shots | 2001 | No | Yes | No | Yes | The New TNN | |
| The Dead Zone | 2003–06 | No | Yes (1) | Yes (8) | No | USA Network | Co-executive producer (season 2: 4 episodes) Executive producer (season 3: 11 episodes; season 4: 2 episodes) Executive consultant (season 4: 8 episodes; season 5: 2 episodes) |
| Monk | 2003 | No | No | Yes (1) | No | USA Network | |
| Eureka | 2006 | No | No | Yes (2) | No | Sci Fi | Co-executive producer (season 1: 11 episodes) |
| Ghost Whisperer | 2007–08 | No | No | Yes (2) | No | CBS | Consulting producer (season 3: 13 episodes) |
| Z Nation | 2014–18 | Yes | No | Yes (11) | Yes | Syfy | |
| Black Summer | 2019–2021 | Yes | No | Yes (4) | Yes | Netflix | |
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