Maggie Murphy Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Los Angeles, California, United States

Head of the Creative Producing Program creating the curriculum for a new producers track for undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Film & Television.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Assist and help staff develop TV series, current slate (MIAMI VICE, GET CHRISTIE LOVE, RIDDICK).
• Provide insight and creative direction navigating network offers and creative notes.
• Find and develop material mining from scripts, books, articles, and pitches, then help sell to major studios, networks, and streaming platforms.

4370 Tujunga Ave. Suite 300, Studio City

• Focused on development for the U.S., Canadian and International markets.
• Set up the U.S. offices and oversaw a staff of five as well as development in Canada interfacing with their 40 employees, traveling to Canada at least one week a month.
• Developed and executive produced from idea inception the unique and intricate business plan which included selling and developing with three major networks from three different countries, from execution to producing.
• Physically EP of the prep/shooting/and post of all episodes living in England and Canada for 10 months.
• Executive produced 8 episodes of the International digital series which then was expanded into 10 episodes of the primetime series BACKPACKERS for The CW which I also Executive Produced prep/set/post.
• Developed and Sold a straight to series order WEIRD DESK by David Titcher (LIBRARIANS) and Carl Binder (STAR TREK) at ABC.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Taught a variety of classes in the acclaimed UCLA Producers Program, a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree program in the Department of Film, Television and Digital Media. Prepared graduate-level students for careers as creative producers, writers and executives in the entertainment industry. Created new courses in advanced television and digital content.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Oversaw all aspects of on and off-set production of pilots and series such as budgets, deals, casting, set design, and editing.
• Sold both half-hour and 1-hour animated and live-action properties to major networks in the U.S. and Canada including CBS, FOX, MTV, Lifetime, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, CTV, and Family Channel.
• Executive Produced and supervised all aspects of development and production on set of 13 episodes of DEBRA for Disney Family Channel (Canada) and Netflix.
• Developed shows with talents such as Steven E. de Souza (DIE HARD), Andrew Ornstein (MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE), and Lori Kirkland Baker (DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES).
• Strategized international co-production and co-treaty deals.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Oversaw development of comedy and drama for all television, film, and new media.
• Liaised with executives from 20th Century Fox and various cable and broadcast networks.
• Brokered deals for property acquisition with talents such as Emmy Award-winning writer Michael Caleo (THE SOPRANOS), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lucinda Franks and Lauren Iungerich (MTV’s AWKWARD).
• Managed relationships with talent, business affairs, and various constituencies.
• Developed over three dozen pitches and sold 12 developing concept, outline, scripts, and rewrites.

Burbank, California, United States

• Managed all aspects of on and off-set production of pilots and series including costuming, set design, budgeting, performances, and script coverage.
• Oversaw a staff of creative executives in the development of new and current shows.
• Navigated a development slate of 25 shows a year.
• Heard over 350 pitches a year.
• Interfaced extensively with Business Affairs, making deals to acquire properties, scripts, books, formats, and pilot scripts.
• Worked with Promotions and Publicity to create effective strategies for promoting new and existing shows.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Joined Regency Television studios at its inception.
• Oversaw all aspects of all productions including budgets, deals, casting, etc.
• Worked in deal-making with all creative talent.
• Sold acquired properties to all major networks, setting up an average of 20 scripts a year and shooting between 3-5 pilots a year, including ROSWELL, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, writer Brian Fuller's (PUSHING DAISIES).
• Worked with the creators of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT to develop FREAKY LINKS, one of the first television shows that integrated the Internet into its narrative.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Liaised with all talent agencies, read hundreds of scripts during staffing season, wrote extensive coverage reports, and staffed writers for three 1-hour TV series.
• Worked with executive producers and directors in the development of new and current shows such as CHICAGO HOPE, THE PRACTICE, and ALLY MCBEAL on all creative and production aspects.
• Responsible for all aspects of the online presence of the award-winning website for THE PRACTICE.

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Read, covered, and discussed pilots with staff and writers, as well as coordinated pitch meetings.
• Critiqued scripts and recommended writers and actors for pilots and series in production.
• Coordinated and participated in development meetings between 20th Century TV, writers, and major networks.
• Managed relationships between Senior VP and agents, directors, writers, actors, producers, and executives.
• Shows developed while there include THE SIMPSONS, X-FILES, MARRIED WITH CHILDREN, IN LIVING COLOR, and BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.