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American television writer, producer, and story editor
Erica Messer is an American
television writer , producer, and story editor. She has written episodes of television series such as
Alias ,
The O.C. ,
Charmed , and
Criminal Minds . She has also co-produced two television shows: Charmed and Criminal Minds , as well as acting as a story editor on Alias and executive story editor on The O.C.
Career
Messer began her career with the
television series
Alias in 2001 as a
screenwriter . In 2002, she was promoted to
story editor on Alias . Messer, then in 2003–04, wrote several episodes for
The O.C. and serving as
executive story editor . She wrote one episode for
Charmed in 2004. From 2004 to 2005, Messer was the co-
producer of Charmed . From 2005 to the present, she has been with the television series
Criminal Minds as a
screenwriter ,
producer ,
supervising producer , and
executive producer . In 2010, Messer was named co-showrunner.
[1] In 2011, she was named sole showrunner.
[1] In 2013, Messer re-signed her contract with Criminal Minds .
[1] In 2014,
CBS was looking for a
spin-off .
[2]
[3] In 2015, Messer wrote the
backdoor pilot episode "
Beyond Borders " in the tenth season of Criminal Minds for which the spin-off
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders was created.
[4] Messer has also co-written multiple episodes of
Criminal Minds with star
Kirsten Vangsness .
Filmography
Television credits
Production credits
References
^
a
b
c Andreeva, Nellie (May 2, 2013).
" 'Criminal Minds' Showrunner Erica Messer Signs New Deal; Is The Cast Next?" .
Deadline Hollywood .
Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ Goldberg, Lesley; O'Connell, Michael (December 12, 2014).
"CBS Plots 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff From Showrunner Erica Messer" .
The Hollywood Reporter .
Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ Variety Staff (December 13, 2014).
"CBS Plans Another 'Criminal Minds' Spinoff" .
Variety .
Penske Media Corporation . Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ Vick, Megan (September 29, 2015).
" 'Criminal Minds' Boss Talks Aisha Tyler's Debut and 'Beyond Borders' Crossovers" .
The Hollywood Reporter .
Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
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