Byron Balasco

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Byron Balasco
OccupationTelevision producer, screenwriter
Years active2006–present
Known forWithout a Trace
Kingdom

Byron Balasco is an American television producer and screenwriter. He has written and produced for the shows Without a Trace (2006–2009), FlashForward (2010), and Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011). In 2014, he signed on to executive produce and write for the series he created Kingdom featuring Frank Grillo.

Career[]

Balasco was the writer and co-producer for several episodes on the television series Huff in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, he worked as supervising producer, co-producer, producer and writer for the series Without a Trace.[1] In 2010, he co-executive produced the series FlashForward, Happy Town and Detroit 1-8-7.[2]

He wrote the pilot for the 2013 series Westside produced by McG. This was Balasco's first series as a creator where he also served as executive producer. The show was never picked up.[2]

In 2014, Balasco signed on as executive producer and writer for the DirectTV series he created titled Kingdom starring Frank Grillo and Jonathan Tucker.[3][4]

Filmography[]

As producer[]

Year Title Notes
2006 Huff Co-producer (3 episodes)
2006–2009 Without a Trace 62 episodes–supervising producer (24 episodes), co-producer (20 episodes), producer (18 episodes)
2010 FlashForward Co-executive producer (12 episodes)
2010 Happy Town Co-executive producer (6 episodes)
2010–2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Co-executive producer (17 episodes)
2013 Westside Executive producer
2014-2017 Kingdom Executive producer (9 episodes)

As writer[]

Year Title Notes
2005–2006 Huff 4 episodes
2006–2009 Without a Trace 12 episodes
2010 FlashForward 2 episodes
2010 Happy Town 1 episode: "Questions and Antlers"
2010–2011 Detroit 1-8-7 2 episodes
2013 Westside Also creator
2014-2017 Kingdom 3 episodes; also creator (10 episodes)

References[]

  1. ^ Lesley Goldberg (February 22, 2013). "Bruce Greenwood, Odette Annable to Star in ABC Soap 'Venice'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Nellie Andreeva (August 6, 2012). "ABC Buys McG-Produced Drama With Put Pilot Commitment". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Nellie Andreeva (September 19, 2014). "Endemol Studios Signs Byron Balasco For Its First Overall Deal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Samantha Highfill (January 17, 2015). "From MMA training to tattoo design: Creating the look of 'Kingdom'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 3, 2015.

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