Shawn Piller is a principal and executive producer at Piller/Segan, an independent content production company.
Career
In 1997, Shawn Piller produced his first film, ''Oakland Underground'', and, in the following two years, he produced ''The Lonely Leave'' and co-produced ''Too Pure'', which starred
Danny Masterson.
In 1999, Piller partnered with his father,
Michael Piller, to form Piller², an independent production company headquartered in Hollywood, California. After Michael's death in 2005, the company merged with producer
Lloyd Segan's indie company The Segan Company to become The Piller-Segan Company. The latest addition to the company and now third partner was Shepherd and the company became known as Piller/Segan/Shepherd.
In 2000, Piller co-wrote and co-produced ''Day One'', a science fiction pilot for
The WB
The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on terrestrial television, broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture be ...
Network. He has also written episodes of ''
Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and ''
Star Trek: Voyager''. He has been involved with the development of numerous pilot scripts under his deals with The WB, Granada Entertainment and
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...
.
In 2001, Segan approached the Pillers to develop a television series from
Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high ...
's novel ''
The Dead Zone The Dead Zone may refer to:
* ''The Dead Zone'' (novel), a 1979 novel by Stephen King
* ''The Dead Zone'' (film), a 1983 film adaptation of the novel, starring Christopher Walken and directed by David Cronenberg
* ''The Dead Zone'' (TV series), ...
''. The series starred
Anthony Michael Hall and ran from 2002 to 2008 on the USA Network. In 2005, ''Wildfire'' debuted on the ABC Family channel, starring ''Deep Space Nine''s
Nana Visitor
Nana Tucker ( ; born July 26, 1957), known professionally as Nana Visitor, is an American actress, best known for playing Kira Nerys in the television series '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' and Jean Ritter in the television series ''Wildfire''.
...
. The fourth and final season of ''Wildfire'' premiered in early 2008. ''Greek'' debuted in the summer of 2007 and became the longest-running series on ABC Family.
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In May 2011, Piller directed '']Sexy Evil Genius
''Sexy Evil Genius'' is a 2013 American black comedy film written by Scott Lew and directed by Shawn Piller. The plot concerns several people in a bar who realize that they have all dated the same woman and that she has manipulated them into a ...
'' starring Katee Sackhoff
Katee Sackhoff (born April 8, 1980) is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Kara "Starbuck" Thrace on the Sci Fi Channel's television program '' Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009), Niko Breckenridge on the Netflix series '' Anothe ...
, Seth Green, Bill Baldwin, Michelle Trachtenberg
Michelle Trachtenberg (; born October 11, 1985) is an American actress and model. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon tel ...
and Harold Perrineau.
Piller was an executive producer on Syfy's ''Haven
Haven or The Haven may refer to:
* Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked
Arts and entertainment
Fictional characters
* Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series
* Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...
'' and directed 13 episodes of the series. He was also an executive producer for the Global series '' Private Eyes''. He directed a total of 10 episodes over all five seasons of the series, including the final episode in 2021.
Personal life
Piller's father, the late writer-producer Michael Piller, was the executive producer of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', the co-creator and executive producer of ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' (abbreviated as ''DS9'') is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Michael Piller. The fourth series in the ''Star Trek'' media franchise, it originally aired in syndication from ...
'' and ''Star Trek: Voyager'', and the co-creator and executive producer of UPN's ''Legend
A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess ...
'', as well as ''The Dead Zone'' and ''Wildfire''.
Piller and his mother, Sandra Piller, are the principal officers of Piller Records. Piller is a graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts
The University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) houses seven academic divisions: Film & Television Production; Cinema & Media Studies; John C. Hench Division of Animation + Digital Arts; John Wells Division of Writing for Sc ...
.
Piller was married to actress Lindsay Price from 2004 to 2007.
References
External links
*
The Dead Zone - Shawn Piller Blog
piller/segan
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American television directors
American television executives
American television producers
American television writers
American male television writers
Jewish American writers
USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American Jews