page_title: René Balcer
hierarchical_section_title: René Balcer
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Rene Balcer
context_page_description: René Balcer is a Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner.
context_section_description: René Balcer (born February 9, 1954) is a  Canadian-American television writer, director, producer, and showrunner.
caption: René Balcer
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