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Robert Hull is an American
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and producer. He is currently the executive producer, creator, and showrunner of the
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series ''I WILL FIND YOU'' based on the ''
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'' best-selling book by author
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. He was previously a writer and executive producer of the
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show ''
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'' after being the co-showrunner and executive producer of the
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''. A veteran writer-producer, he is well known for his work on
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'' and ''
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'' as well as the
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''
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'' produced by
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, and ''
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'' starring
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, the
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series ''
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'', and
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'' Gotham'' and '' Pennyworth''.


Career

He got his start producing the crime film ''Nether World'', starring W. Morgan Sheppard and
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that premiered in competition at the
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, before writing and producing the award-winning documentary "The Other Hollywood" that was distributed by IFC. In 2006, he turned his attention to television when he was hired as a writer by Rob Thomas to join his critically acclaimed drama series ''
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''. After completion of ''
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'', Hull joined the
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series '' Big Shots'' starring
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and
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. In 2008, Hull boarded
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drama ''
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'', as a story editor, for its second season. During the second half of season two, Hull was promoted to executive story editor. With the commencement of the fourth season Hull began serving as co-producer. When the fourth season concluded he left the show. He wrote and produced multiple episodes while working on the series. During summer 2011, Hull joined the Fox drama ''
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'' as a producer and writer, for its freshman and only season where he wrote multiple episodes. After the show's cancelation, he joined the breakout hit
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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
series ''
Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...
'', for its second season. rising to Supervising Producer with the commencement of its third season. After taking a year off to focus on development, he returned to Warner Brothers and FOX as a Co-EP on the DC Comics hit '' Gotham''. He is currently developing multiple film and television projects including the television series ''Acquired'' at ABC.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hull, Robert American television producers American television writers American male television writers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)