Christopher C. Rogers is an American film and television writer and producer. He began his career in magazines at ''

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'' in Washington D.C., before relocating to Los Angeles to work for

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Magazines. Along with his writing partner,

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, Rogers created and executive produced the critically acclaimed

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series '' Halt and Catch Fire''. It aired in the United States from June 1, 2014, to October 14, 2017, spanning four seasons and 40 episodes. In 2021, the series was named as one of the best 100 shows of 21st century by the

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. ''Halt and Catch Fire'' appeared on several rankings of 21st century television series. ''

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'' called it the best TV series to air all of its episodes in the 2010s; writer Esther Zuckerman said: "perhaps more than any other show that began during this decade, ''Halt and Catch Fire'' captured the agony of trying to navigate a world where it's easier and easier to hide behind a computer screen. In documenting the beginning of the boom that brought us to where we are, antwell and Rogerscreated characters who reflected universal anxieties through their longing." He is co-author of ''The Knoll'', which placed on The Black List and, in partnership with Cantwell, has been named one of ''

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''s "10 TV Scribes to Watch". He is a graduate of the WGA Showrunner Training Program. He was represented by Chris Huvane at Management 360 until 2022. He served as co-showrunner and an executive producer of

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's TV series ''

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'', an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's graphic novel of the same name. It stars

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, Camryn Jones, Riley Lai Nelet, and Fina Strazza.

Writing credits

* "I/O" (Season 1, Episode 1) * "FUD" (Season 1, Episode 2) * "1984" (Season 1, Episode 10) * "SETI" (Season 2, Episode 1) * "Working for the Clampdown" (Season 2, Episode 7) * "Heaven Is a Place" (Season 2, Episode 10) * "Valley of the Heart's Delight" (Season 3, Episode 1) * "NeXT" (Season 3, Episode 10) * "So It Goes" (Season 4, Episode 1) * "

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" (Season 4, Episode 10)

Personal life

Chris was born in Winchester, Virginia, and attended

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. He graduated from

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. He is married, with two daughters and resides in Silverlake.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rogers, Christopher C. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Mary Washington alumni American male television writers American television writers