Ed Decter is a television showrunner, film screenwriter, director, and novelist. His feature credits include THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, THE SANTA CLAUSE 2, THE SANTA CLAUSE 3, THE WILD, REBOUND and THE LIZZY MCGUIRE MOVIE.

As a television showrunner he has executive-produced both comedies and dramas: CHIGAGO SONS, THE CLOSER, ODD MAN OUT, IN PLAIN SIGHT, THE CLIENT LIST, HELIX, UNFORGETTABLE and most recently created and executive-produced SHADOWHUNTERS and adapted HARLAN COBEN’S SHELTER for Amazon. Currently, he is adapting Tyler Dilts’ MERCY DOGS for producers Will Scheffer and Mark V. Olsen (BIG LOVE) at Bad Wolf America as well as James Ellroy’s original story BEVERLY HILLS NOIR at Halcyon Television. Decter directed the Sony feature THE NEW GUY and has written six novels for Simon & Schuster.