Heather Kadin Explained

Heather Kadin
Birth Date:1972 8, mf=yes
Birth Place:New York, NY, U.S.
Children:2

Heather Kadin (born August 7, 1972) is an American television producer and film producer. She co-executive produces .[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Life and career

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.[6] 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.[6] 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.[7] She had left Warner Bros. Television where she served as vice president of drama development in 2010.[6] Kadin worked with Kurtzman and Orci on the WBTV-produced Fringe, which Kurtzman and Orci co-created with Abrams.[6]

Kadin served as executive producer of Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017),[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Matador (2014),[13] Scorpion (2014-2018),[14] [15] 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 (2017-2024) with Kurtzman for CBS.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [16] 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.[17]

Filmography

Film credits

YearFilmCreditNotes
2015Tales from the DarksideExecutive producer
Exit Strategy

Television credits

YearTV SeriesCreditNotes
2013–17Sleepy HollowExecutive producer
2014MatadorJay Beattie, Kurtzman, Orci, and Robert Rodriguez also executive produced the show.
2014–2018ScorpionDanielle Woodrow, Danny Rose, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Justin Lin, Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2015–16LimitlessBradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman, Marc Webb, Craig Sween, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2017–presentKurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2018–2019InstinctMichael Rauch, Alex Kurtzman, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, Alan Cumming and Marc Webb also executive produce.
2020–2023Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Akiva Goldsman and Michael Chabon also executive produce.
2020The Comey RuleAlex Kurtzman, Shane Salerno and Billy Ray also executive produce.
2020–presentAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz and Mike McMahan also executive produce.
2021ClariceElizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman also executive produce.
2021-presentAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2022-presentAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber also executive produce.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: An All-New Star Trek Series Is Coming in 2017. December 1, 2015. November 2, 2015. Me-TV. Weigel Broadcasting. Chicago.
  2. Web site: New Star Trek Series Premieres in January 2017. November 2, 2015. StarTrek.com. CBS Television Studios. Los Angeles. December 1, 2015.
  3. Web site: New 'Star Trek' Series is a Go at CBS All Access. Goldberg. Lesley. November 2, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. New York City. December 1, 2015.
  4. News: A New 'Star Trek' TV Series Will Debut in 2017. The New York Times. New York City. December 1, 2015. December 1, 2015. Dave. Itzkoff.
  5. Web site: New 'Star Trek' Series to Air on CBS All Access in 2017. Variety. United States. December 1, 2015. Friedlander. Whitney. November 2, 2015.
  6. Web site: Ex-WBTV exec Heather Kadin Eyed to Run Kurtzman and Orci's TV Company. December 1, 2015. Nellie. Andreeva. April 14, 2010. Deadline Hollywood. United States.
  7. Web site: Schneider. Michael. 2000-10-30. Shady's Kadin joins ABC. 2021-12-20. Variety. en-US.
  8. Web site: Film crew shoots scene for TV pilot in downtown Gastonia. The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. March 25, 2013. December 1, 2015. Barrett. Michael.
  9. Web site: Could national TV audience discover Gastonia in 'Sleepy Hollow?' (video link). The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. August 9, 2013. December 1, 2015. Allen. Wade. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521040113/http://www.gastongazette.com/spotlight/could-national-tv-audience-discover-gastonia-in-sleepy-hollow-video-link-1.184807. May 21, 2015. dead.
  10. Web site: Gastonia coming to the small screen Monday night. The Gaston Gazette. Perinton, New York. September 14, 2013. December 1, 2015. Turbyfill. Diane. https://web.archive.org/web/20150112225504/http://www.gastongazette.com/spotlight/gastonia-coming-to-the-small-screen-monday-night-1.202898. January 12, 2015. dead.
  11. Web site: 'Sleepy Hollow' trailer features Salisbury; series to air at 9 p.m. Mondays. Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. May 14, 2013. December 1, 2015. Ford. Emily. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720001501/http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130514/SP01/130519853/1006/sleepy-hollow-trailer-features-salisbury-series-to-air-at-9-pm-mondays. July 20, 2014. dead.
  12. Web site: Emily Ford. Salisbury musician spots himself as Ichabod in 'Sleepy Hollow' premiere. Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. June 7, 2013. December 1, 2015. July 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720011758/http://www.salisburypost.com/article/20130919/SP01/130919701/1023/salisbury-musician-spots-himself-as-ichabod-in-x2018-sleepy-hollow-x2019-premiere. dead.
  13. Wolfe. Clarke. El Rey Network Announces Start of Production on Kurtzman & Orci's Matador. The Nerdist. Legendary Pictures. Burbank, California. April 4, 2014. December 1, 2015.
  14. Web site: 'Smash's' Katharine McPhee to Star in CBS Genius Drama (Exclusive). Goldberg. Lesley. The Hollywood Reporter. New York City. March 17, 2014. December 1, 2015.
  15. Web site: CBS Orders 'CSI: Cyber', 'NCIS: New Orleans', 'The Odd Couple', 'Stalker', 'Madam Secretary', 'Scorpion' & 'The McCarthys'. https://web.archive.org/web/20140511202632/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/cbs-orders-ncis-new-orleans-the-odd-couple-stalker-madam-secretary-scorpion-the-mccarthys/262481/. dead. May 11, 2014. Kondolojy. Amanda. TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. Chicago. May 9, 2014. December 1, 2015.
  16. Web site: Star Trek: Discovery Announced As Name Of New Series. CBS.com. July 23, 2016. July 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160723222136/http://www.cbs.com/shows/star-trek-discovery/news/1005509/star-trek-discovery-announced-as-name-of-new-series/. July 23, 2016. live. New York City. CBS.
  17. https://lsa.umich.edu/comm/news-events/all-events.detail.html/30055-3321518.html University of Michigan Communication Studies 2016 Spring Commencement" "Heather Kadin, Keynote Speaker"