# Stephanie Savage

Stephanie Savage (born 1969) is a screenwriter and television producer from Calgary, Canada. Savage is best known for developing The CW's teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007) from the novel series, and being an executive producer of the Fox series The O.C.. In 2010 Savage and creative partner Josh Schwartz created Fake Empire, a production company producing their TV series, films and music.

## Career

Savage graduated from the University of Toronto in 1990 with a B.A. in English and Cinema Studies, then from the University of Iowa in 1993 with an M.A. in Film History and Theory. While writing her PhD dissertation for the University of Iowa she moved to Los Angeles, and in 1995 was offered a position at Drew Barrymore's production company Flower Films. Here she dabbled in scriptwriting, handling production rewrites for Charlie's Angels, and met the film's director McG. The two later formed production company Wonderland Sound and Vision in 2001.
In September 2016, Savage was announced as an executive producer for the then-upcoming Dynasty reboot series.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
| Title | Year | Producer | Notes |
| Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle | 2003 | Associate | |
| Endless Love | 2011 | Yes |
| Fun Size | 2012 | Yes | |
| No Cameras Allowed | 2014 | Executive | Documentary |

### Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Network | Notes |
| Title | Year | Creator | Director | Writer | Executive Producer | Network | Notes |
| Fastlane | 2002–03 | No | No | No | No | Fox | Producer |
| The O.C. | 2003–07 | No | No | Yes (12) | Yes | Fox | Supervising producer (Season 1); Co-executive producer (2005–06: 5 episodes); Executive producer (2006: 3 episodes) |
| The Mountain | 2004–05 | No | No | Yes (2) | Yes | The WB | |
| Gossip Girl | 2007–12 | Developer | No | Yes (12) | Yes | The CW | |
| Valley Girls | 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | The CW | Backdoor pilot: series not picked up; Proposed spin-off to Gossip Girl |
| Ghost Angeles | 2011 | No | No | No | Yes | NBC | Unaired television pilot |
| Georgetown | 2011 | No | No | No | Yes | ABC | Unaired television pilot |
| Hart of Dixie | 2011–15 | No | No | No | Yes | The CW | |
| The Carrie Diaries | 2013–14 | No | No | No | Yes | The CW | |
| Cult | 2013 | No | No | No | Yes | The CW | |
| The Astronaut Wives Club | 2015 | Developer | No | Yes (2) | Yes | ABC | |
| Broad Squad | 2015 | No | No | Yes | Yes | ABC | Unaired television pilot |
| Dynasty | 2017–22 | Developer | No | Yes (1) | Yes | The CW | |
| Runaways | 2017–19 | Yes | No | Yes (3) | Yes | Hulu | |
| Nancy Drew | 2019–2023 | Developer | No | Yes (1) | Yes | The CW | |
| Looking for Alaska | 2019 | No | No | Yes (2) | Yes | Hulu | Miniseries |
| Gossip Girl | 2021 | No | No | No | Yes | HBO Max | |
| Maverick | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | Yes | The CW | Pre-production |

### Web

The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| Title | Year | Credited as | Credited as | Notes |
| Title | Year | Writer | Executive Producer | Notes |
| Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures | 2003 | Yes (6) | No | |
| Gossip Girl: Chasing Dorota | 2009 | No | Yes | |