Tony Phelan is an American television screenwriter, producer and director. He is married to television producer and screenwriter Joan Rater. Phelan is best known for his work on

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'', for which he has been nominated for two

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s and three WGA awards, winning one shared with the show's writing team. On ''Grey's Anatomy'', he produced over two dozen episodes, wrote five and served as co-executive producer for another eighteen. His wife also works on the show, which they joined at the beginning of the second season. Together, they became executive producers and ran the writers room alongside show creator

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. They left the show after the tenth season ended sealing a two-year deal with

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. While at CBS, under their production company Midwest Livestock, the pair created the legal drama ''Doubt'' which lasted one season. They then signed an overall deal with NBC/Universal and created the family drama ''Council of Dads'' which ran for 13 episodes. Most recently, Phelan and Rater created the critically acclaimed historical limited series ''

A Small Light ''A Small Light'' is a biographical war drama miniseries about Miep Gies, a secretary who helped her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family (including Anne Frank), and other Jewish refugees go into hiding after the German invasion of the Netherl ...

'' for NatGeo and Disney+. This story of Miep Gies who helped hide the Frank family in Amsterdam during World War II won the Humanitas Prize in Limited Series; the Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Series; and the Television Academy Honors for a drama series that creates awareness, enlightens, educates and/or positively motivates audiences. They are also the creators and executive producers of ''

Fire Country ''Fire Country'' is an American action drama television series created by Max Thieriot, Tony Phelan and Joan Rater for CBS, starring Thieriot. It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios. The series premiered on October 7 ...

'' on CBS, and ' which premieres Fall 2025. Phelan got his start as a TV director on ''Grey's Anatomy'', eventually directing multiple episodes including the musical episode. He later directed episodes of '' Madam Secretary'', ''

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'', '' Council of Dads'' and ''A Small Light''. His other work includes producing and writing for ''Madam Secretary'' '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'', and writing for the programs ''

Push, Nevada ''Push, Nevada'' is an American mystery television series set in the fictional town of Push, Nevada. It premiered on September 17, 2002, on ABC, and ran for seven episodes before it became one of the first shows to be canceled during the Fall ...

'', ''

Threat Matrix ''Threat Matrix'' is an American drama television series created by Daniel Voll that aired on ABC from September 18, 2003 to January 29, 2004 which lasted 16 episodes. The plot consisted of the events in a United States Homeland Security anti- ...

'', '' MDs'', '' Haunting Sarah'', ''Fling'', and '' Cover Me''.

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