JULIE PLEC

Executive Producer of “Legacies” and “Roswell, New Mexico”

 

Julie Plec is a creator, showrunner and executive producer, most notably responsible for the “Vampire Diaries” Universe (“The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals,” and “Legacies”), which has spanned eleven years and 300 episodes of television.

 

She is an executive producer of “Roswell, New Mexico,” which will return for a third season in 2021, along with the third season of “Legacies.”

 

In addition, Plec is co-creator and EP of the new series for Netflix, “The Girls on the Bus,” along with New York Times writer Amy Chozick, which is based on a chapter of Chozick’s book “Chasing Hillary.” Greg Berlanti also serves as an executive producer.

 

Plec also developed and executive produced “Containment,” which aired as a limited series on the CW in 2016.

 

Along with directing multiple episodes of “The Vampire Diaries,” “Legacies,” and “Roswell, NM” (for which she also directed the pilot), Plec directed an episode of the CW’s hit series “Riverdale.”

 

Plec got her start as a television writer and co-executive producer for the series “Kyle XY,” which she produced for the show’s three-year run. Other television credits include “Dawson’s Creek,” on which she collaborated with creator/ executive producer Kevin Williamson, and “The Tomorrow People,” on which she collaborated with fellow executive producers Greg Berlanti and Phil Klemmer.

 

In the early part of her career, Plec worked with both Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson during the run of their hit “Scream” franchise. She also co-produced Berlanti’s directorial debut film, “The Broken Hearts Club.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 2020