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Andrew Chambliss is an American
television writer A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...
and producer. He is well known for working on series such as ''
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'', ''
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'', and was an executive producer on ''
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''. He is currently the executive producer and showrunner of AMC’s '' Fear the Walking Dead'' alongside
Ian B. Goldberg Ian B. Goldberg is an American television writer, television producer, and screenwriter. He is besy known for his work as the writer of the films '' The Autopsy of Jane Doe'' (2016) and '' Eli'' (2019), as well as co-showrunner along with Andrew ...
.


Career

Chambliss began his career working as an assistant to the executive producers on ''
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'' and ''
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'', after which he worked as a story editor on the short-lived 2007 remake of ''
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''. In 2009 he joined the writing staff of Joss Whedon's philosophical science-fiction series ''
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''. His first script was the ninth episode of the first season, "A Spy in the House of Love". He continued to work on the show as a writer and story editor through the show's second season, for which he wrote four episodes, including the
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. After the cancellation of ''Dollhouse'', he wrote an episode of the
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historical epic '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' before joining the staff of ''
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'' on
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. Chambliss is the main writer of the ninth season of ''
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''. He said in an interview with ''Hero Complex'', "'Buffy' is such a huge part of what made me want to become a writer, especially in television". In summer 2011, Chambliss joined the
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series ''
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'' as a writer and co-producer.


Television credits


''Dollhouse''

*"A Spy in the House of Love" (1.09) *" The Public Eye" (2.05) *"
Meet Jane Doe "Meet Jane Doe" is the seventh episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series ''Dollhouse'' and the show's 20th episode overall. The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon and Andrew Chambliss and di ...
" (2.07) (co-written with
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biographical inf ...
&
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) *" Stop-Loss" (2.09) *" Epitaph Two: Return" (2.13) (co-written with Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon)


''Spartacus: Blood and Sand''

*"Delicate Things" (1.06) (co-written with Tracy Bellomo)


''The Vampire Diaries''

*"There Goes the Neighborhood" (1.16) (co-written with Bryan Oh) *"Under Control" (1.18) (co-written with Barbie Kligman) *"Founder's Day" (1.22) (co-written with Bryan Oh) *"Bad Moon Rising" (2.03) *"Katerina" (2.09) *"The Dinner Party" (2.15) *"The Last Day" (2.20) (co-written with Brian Young)


''Once Upon a Time''

*"
The Shepherd ''The Shepherd'' is a 1975 novella by British writer Frederick Forsyth. Plot ''The Shepherd'' relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot, going home on Christmas Eve 1957, whose aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure en route f ...
" (1.06) (co-written with co-producer
Ian Goldberg Ian Avrum Goldberg (born March 31, 1973) is a cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is best known for breaking Netscape's implementation of SSL (with David Wagner), and for his role as chief scientist of Radialpoint (formerly Zero Knowledge Syste ...
) *"
Fruit of the Poisonous Tree Fruit of the poisonous tree is a legal metaphor used to describe evidence that is obtained illegally. The logic of the terminology is that if the source (the "tree") of the evidence or evidence itself is tainted, then anything gained (the "fruit") ...
" (1.11) (co-written with Goldberg) *"
Heart of Darkness ''Heart of Darkness'' (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad in which the sailor Charles Marlow tells his listeners the story of his assignment as steamer captain for a Belgian company in the African interior. The novel ...
" (1.16) (co-written with Goldberg) *" The Stranger" (1.20) (co-written with Goldberg) *"
Lady of the Lake The Lady of the Lake (french: Dame du Lac, Demoiselle du Lac, cy, Arglwyddes y Llyn, kw, Arloedhes an Lynn, br, Itron al Lenn, it, Dama del Lago) is a name or a title used by several either fairy or fairy-like but human enchantresses in the ...
" (2.03) (co-written with Goldberg) *" Child of the Moon" (2.07) (co-written with Goldberg) *" The Outsider" (2.11) (co-written with Goldberg) *"
Welcome to Storybrooke "Welcome to Storybrooke" is the 17th episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series '' Once Upon a Time'', and the show's 39th episode overall. It aired on March 17, 2013. It was co-written by Ian Goldberg and ...
" (2.17) (co-written with Goldberg) *"
Second Star to the Right "Second Star to the Right" is the 21st episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/drama television series ''Once Upon a Time'', and the show's 43rd episode overall. It aired on May 5, 2013. The episode was written by Andrew Chamb ...
" (2.21) (co-written with Goldberg) *"
Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...
" (3.02) (co-written with
Kalinda Vazquez Kalinda Vazquez is an American television writer and producer. She is well known for her work on the Fox drama ''Prison Break'' and The CW espionage series ''Nikita''. Career Vazquez worked as a writing assistant, staff writer and story editor ...
) *" Dark Hollow" (3.07) (co-written with Vazquez) *"
The New Neverland "The New Neverland" is the tenth episode of the third season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', and the show's 54th episode overall. The episode, which aired December 8, 2013, was written by Andrew Chambliss and directed ...
" (3.10) *"
It's Not Easy Being Green ''It's Not Easy Being Green'' is a Television show, television series on BBC Two starring Dick Strawbridge and focusing on how to live an environmentally friendly, low impact life. Three Television show#UK,_Ireland_and_Australia_usage, series ...
" (3.16) *"
Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
" (3.20) (co-written with Vazquez) *"
The Apprentice ''The Apprentice'' is a Reality competition, reality talent game show franchise originally aired in 2004 in the United States. Created by U.S.-based British producer Mark Burnett, the show depicts contestants from around the country with variou ...
" (4.04) (co-written with Dana Horgan) *"
Family Business A family business is a commercial organization in which decision-making is influenced by multiple generations of a family, related by blood or marriage or adoption, who has both the ability to influence the vision of the business and the willingn ...
" (4.06) (co-written with Vasquez) *"
Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American Revisionist Western film starring, directed, and produced by Clint Eastwood, and written by David Webb Peoples. The film tells the story of William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job, ...
" (4.13) (co-written with Vasquez) *" Poor Unfortunate Soul" (4.15) (co-written with Horgan) *"
Lily ''Lilium'' () is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. They are the true lilies. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in mu ...
" (4.19) (co-written with Horgan) *" The Price" (5.02) (co-written with Horgan) *" The Bear and the Bow" (5.06) (co-written with
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) *"
The Bear King "The Bear King" is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', which aired on November 15, 2015. In the episode, Merida, Mulan, and Ruby deal with King Arthur and Zelena. In DunBroch's past, Me ...
" (5.09) *" Labor of Love" (5.13) (co-written with Horgan) *"
Ruby Slippers The ruby slippers are the magic pair of shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film '' The Wizard of Oz''. Because of their iconic stature, the ruby slippers are among the most valuable items ...
" (5.18) (co-written with Bill Wolkoff) *"
Only Only may refer to: Music Albums * ''Only'' (album), by Tommy Emmanuel, 2000 * ''The Only'', an EP by Dua Lipa, 2017 Songs * "Only" (Anthrax song), 1993 * "Only" (Nine Inch Nails song), 2005 * "Only" (Nicki Minaj song), 2014 * "The Only", by ...
" (5.22) (co-written with
David H. Goodman David H. Goodman is an American television writer and television producer, producer. He is known for his work on the CBS Drama (genre), drama ''Without a Trace'' and the Fox Broadcasting Network, FOX science fiction series ''Fringe (TV series), ...
) *" A Bitter Draught" (6.02) (co-written with Horgan) *" Dark Waters" (6.06) (co-written with Brigitte Hales) *"
Ill-Boding Patterns "Ill-Boding Patterns" is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the American fantasy drama series '' Once Upon a Time'', which aired on March 19, 2017. In this episode, Gold must find a way to stop Gideon from going dark as he prepares to k ...
" (6.13) (co-written with Horgan) *"
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" (6.17) (co-written with Leah Fong) *" The Song in Your Heart" (6.20) (co-written with Goodman)


''Fear the Walking Dead''

On April 14, 2017, Andrew Chambliss and
Ian B. Goldberg Ian B. Goldberg is an American television writer, television producer, and screenwriter. He is besy known for his work as the writer of the films '' The Autopsy of Jane Doe'' (2016) and '' Eli'' (2019), as well as co-showrunner along with Andrew ...
were announced as joint showrunners for the 4th season of ''Fear the Walking Dead''


Season 4

* "
What's Your Story? "What's Your Story?" is the first episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC on April 15, 2018. The episode marks the first appearance of Lennie James ( Morgan Jon ...
" (4.01) (co-written with Goldberg and
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) * " Another Day in the Diamond" (4.02) (co-written with Goldberg) * "
No One's Gone "No One's Gone" is the eighth episode and mid-season finale of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC on June 10, 2018 in the United States. This episode features the appa ...
" (4.08) (co-written with Goldberg) * " The Code" (4.11) (co-written with Alex Delyle) * " I Lose People..." (4.16) (co-written with Goldberg)


Season 5

* " Here to Help" (5.01) (co-written with Goldberg) * " The End of Everything" (5.05) (co-written with Goldberg) * " 210 Words Per Minute" (5.10) (co-written with Goldberg) * "
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" (5.12) (co-written with Goldberg) * " End of the Line" (5.16) (co-written with Goldberg)


Season 6

* "
The End Is the Beginning "The End Is the Beginning" is the first episode of the sixth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'', which aired on AMC on October 11, 2020, in the United States. The episode was written by Andrew Cha ...
" (6.01) (co-written with Goldberg) * " The Door" (6.08) (co-written with Goldberg) * " In Dreams" (6.12) (co-written with Goldberg and
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) * "The Beginning" (6.16) (co-written with Goldberg)


Season 7

* "The Beacon" (7.01) (co-written with Goldberg) * "Six Hours" (7.02) (co-written with Goldberg) * "PADRE" (7.08) (co-written with Goldberg) * "Follow Me" (7.09) (co-written with Goldberg) * "Amina" (7.15) (co-written with Goldberg) * "Gone" (7.16) (co-written with Goldberg)


Comics credits


''Dollhouse''

*''Dollhouse'' #1-5, Dark Horse, 2011


''Buffy The Vampire Slayer''

*''Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 9'' #1-13, #16-25, Dark Horse, 2011-2013


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chambliss, Andrew American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1981 births