Sera Gamble
{{short description|American television writer and producer (born 1983)}}
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| name = Sera Gamble
| image = Sera Gamble by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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| birth_place = New York City
| occupation = Television writer, producer
| education = Redlands High School, Redlands, California
| notable_works = You, Supernatural and The Magicians
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Sera Gamble is an American television writer and producer, best known for her work on Lifetime/Netflix's You, Syfy's The Magicians and The CW's Supernatural.
Early life
Born in New York City, Gamble was briefly raised in Cincinnati before moving to Redlands, California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcumv.com/talent/sera-gamble/bios_read_more|title=Sera Gamble {{!}} NBCUniversal Media Village|website=www.nbcumv.com|access-date=2019-12-30}} She graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television.{{cite web|url=https://ofwritersandwomen.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/sera-gamble/|title=Sera Gamble|date=November 13, 2013|work=Of Writers and Women|access-date=June 26, 2019}}
Career
Before turning to film and television, Gamble starred in stage productions of Will Strip for Food in Los Angeles and Dublin, Ireland. She produced and starred in a stage production of Eve of Paradise, written and directed by Raelle Tucker.{{cite web|url=https://nicegirlstv.com/2012/10/03/women-behind-the-scenes-spotlight-sera-gamble/|title=Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Sera Gamble|work=Nice Girls TV|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=June 26, 2019}} She also starred in a short film written and directed by Tucker, entitled The Clay Man; the film was based on a short story by Gamble.{{cite web|url=https://nicegirlstv.com/2012/10/03/women-behind-the-scenes-spotlight-sera-gamble/|title=Women Behind the Scenes Spotlight: Sera Gamble|work=NiceGirlsTV|date=October 3, 2012|access-date=July 8, 2020}}
Gamble has published several works of literary short fiction, including stories published by the journal Washington Square, on nerve.com, and anthologized in the 2006{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/144269.The_Best_American_Erotica_2006|title=The Best American Erotica 2006|author=Susie Bright|website=Goodreads.com|access-date=2016-05-28}} and 2007{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bestamericanerot0000unse|title=The Best American Erotica 2007|author=Susie Bright|via=Amazon.com|date=6 February 2007|publisher=Touchstone |isbn=9780743289627|access-date=2016-05-28|url-access=registration}} editions of The Best American Erotica and the "dark, gothic" collection Bitten.{{cite book|title=Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories|author=Susie Bright|date=29 July 2009|publisher=Chronicle Books |isbn=9780811864251}}
= Television =
Gamble's career in Hollywood began when she appeared as a finalist on the second season of Project Greenlight in 2003. She was hired as a writer on the short-lived ABC series Eyes.
Following that series' cancellation, she was hired as a writer and story editor on the CW series Supernatural. Gamble was part of the writing team on Supernatural for its first seven seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/you-the-magicians-sera-gamble-interview.html|title=You and The Magicians Showrunner Sera Gamble Is Having One Hell of a Season|last=VanArendonk|first=Kathryn|work=Vulture|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=June 26, 2019}} She contributed some thirty scripts for the series and was made an executive producer in season five. At the end of the fifth season, creator Eric Kripke stepped down as head writer of the series and Gamble was chosen as his successor. She served as the series' showrunner beginning with the sixth season, and ending with the end of the seventh season.{{cite web|title='Supernatural': Sera Gamble steps down as showrunner, Jeremy Carver returns|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/04/supernatural-sera-gamble-steps-down-as-showrunner-jeremy-carver-returns.html|access-date=6 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510221552/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/04/supernatural-sera-gamble-steps-down-as-showrunner-jeremy-carver-returns.html|archive-date=10 May 2012}}
Gamble chose to step down from her post as showrunner and executive producer on Supernatural at the end of the seventh season in order to "focus on developing other material" for Warner Bros. Television, including pilots for ABC and The CW television networks.{{cite web|title=Supernatural Showrunner Shakeup: Sera Gamble Out, Jeremy Carver In|work=TV Fanatic |date=5 April 2012|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2012/04/supernatural-showrunner-shakeup-sera-gamble-out-jeremy-carver-in/|access-date=6 May 2012}} She was replaced by Being Human executive producer Jeremy Carver, who worked on Supernatural from seasons 3 to 5.
Gamble worked as a writer and executive producer for two seasons of the NBC period drama Aquarius.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/93011/aquarius-and-magicians-bosses-on-listening-to-fans/|title=Aquarius and Magicians Bosses John McNamara and Sera Gamble On Listening to Fans|last=Moynihan|first=Rob|work=TV Insider|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=June 26, 2019}} She appears in a cameo role in episode 7 of season one. While working together on Aquarius, she and John McNamara co-created and executive produced the television adaptation of Lev Grossman's New York Times bestselling novel The Magicians for the Syfy network.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/the-magicians-series-syfy-1201420427/|title='The Magicians' Picked Up To Series By Syfy|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=4 May 2015}} With McNamara, she serves as the series' showrunner. The Magicians was renewed for a second season in 2016, a third season in 2017, a fourth season in 2018 and a fifth season that premiered on January 15, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/magicians-renewed-second-season-at-862939|title='The Magicians' Renewed for Second Season at Syfy|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=February 8, 2016|access-date=June 26, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/12/15275778/the-magicians-renewed-third-season-syfy|title=Syfy has renewed The Magicians for a third season|last=Liptak|first=Andrew|website=The Verge|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/the-magicians-renewed-season-4-syfy-1202306287/|title='The Magicians' Renewed For Season 4 At Syfy|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=February 28, 2018|access-date=February 28, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2019/01/22/the-magicians-renewed-season-5-syfy/|title=The Magicians Renewed for Season 5|last=Gelman|first=Vlada|work=TVLine|date=January 22, 2019|access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/the-magicians-season-5-trailer-syfy-premiere-date/|title='The Magicians' Season 5 Trailer: Syfy Sets Premiere Date For Magical Drama|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|date=December 2, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2019}} In March 2020, Syfy announced that the fifth season would be the series' final season.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-magicians-canceled-end-season-5-syfy-1202872947|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303174436/https://deadline.com/2020/03/the-magicians-canceled-end-season-5-syfy-1202872947/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2020|title='The Magicians' To End With Current Season 5 On Syfy|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=March 3, 2020}}
While working together on Aquarius, Gamble, John McNamara and Alexandra Cunningham formed the production company, Fabrication.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/10/marty-adelstein-tomorrow-studios-fabrication-persuaders-1201564244/|title=Marty Adelstein's Tomorrow Studios Inks Development Deal With Fabrication, Sets Slate With 'Persuaders' Remake, More|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 1, 2015|work=Deadline Hollywood}} Fabrication's current development slate includes adaptations of The Lizard Kings and The Persuaders.
Gamble and Greg Berlanti co-created and executive produce the television adaptation of Caroline Kepnes's bestselling novel You.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/04/20/you-lifetime-berlanti-gamble-series/|title=Lifetime orders Greg Berlanti's You straight to series|last=Abrams|first=Natalie|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=June 26, 2019}} Gamble was the primary showrunner of the series.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/you-the-magicians-sera-gamble-interview.html|title=You and The Magicians Showrunner Sera Gamble Is Having One Hell of a Season|last= VanArendonk|first=Kathryn|work=Vulture|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019}} You was initially renewed for a second season by Lifetime before the first season aired.{{cite web|last=Vick |first=Megan |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/you-renewed-season-2-lifetime/ |title=You Renewed for Season 2 on Lifetime |work=TV Guide |date=2018-08-07 |access-date=2019-03-12}} The first season of You began airing on Lifetime in September 2018, garnering positive reviews from the New York Times, New Yorker, and Los Angeles Times.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/arts/television/you-review-lifetime.html |title=Review: Lifetime's 'You' Lets You Stalk the Stalker - The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date=7 September 2018 |access-date=2019-03-12|last1=Lyons |first1=Margaret }}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/08/meeting-cute-on-you-and-forever |title=Meeting Cute on "YOU" and "Forever" |magazine=The New Yorker |date=October 2018 |access-date=2019-03-12}}{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-you-lifetime-stalking-tv-series-review-20180908-story.html|title=Review: Lifetime's psychological thriller 'You' is a 21st-century take on an old stalking theme|last=Ali|first=Lorraine|work=Los Angeles Times|date=September 8, 2018|access-date=June 26, 2019}} On December 3, 2018, it was announced that the series would move to Netflix as a "Netflix Original" title, ahead of the premiere of the second season, after Lifetime reneged on the renewal deal.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/greg-berlantis-you-moves-netflix-as-lifetime-bails-season-2-1165703|title=Greg Berlanti's You Moves to Netflix as Lifetime Bails on Season 2|first=Golberg|last=Lesley|date=December 3, 2018|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 3, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://grazia.com.au/articles/sera-gamble-you-showrunner-interview/|title=The Woman Behind "You"|last=Bailey|first=Jessica|work=Grazia|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=September 3, 2019}} The second season was released exclusively on Netflix on December 26, 2019.{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2019/11/you-season-2-premiere-date-penn-badgley-netflix-1202782904/|title='You' Season 2 Premiere Date Set As Penn Badgley Stalker Drama Moves To Netflix|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|date=November 11, 2019|access-date=November 13, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/wb-thriller-series-you-to-netflix-1203434995/|title=Inside 'You' Season 2 on Netflix: We're Not in Manhattan (or Lifetime) Anymore|last=Low|first=Elaine|work=Variety|date=December 13, 2019|access-date=December 13, 2019}} On January 14, 2020, You was renewed for a third season by Netflix.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/you-renewed-season-3-netflix-1203466329/|title='You' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix|last=Otterson|first=Joe|work=Variety|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020}} The third season was released on October 15, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/you-season-3-premiere-netflix-1235051198/|title='You' Season 3 to Premiere in October on Netflix|last=Hailu|first=Selome|work=Variety|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/01/14/you-renewed-season-3-netflix-cast-returning/|title=YOU Renewed for Season 3 — Find Out Which Characters Are Returning in 2021|last=Swift|first=Andy|work=TVLine|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/you-renewed-season-3-netflix-penn-badgley-1202829605/|title='You' Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix|last2=Petski|first2=Denise|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020}} In October 2021, ahead of the third-season premiere, the series was renewed for a fourth season.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/you-renewed-season-4-netflix-1234855244/|title='You' Renewed For Season 4 By Netflix|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=October 13, 2021|access-date=October 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013182819/https://deadline.com/2021/10/you-renewed-season-4-netflix-1234855244/|archive-date=October 13, 2021|url-status=live}}
In January 2021, it was announced that Gamble and Berlanti would reunite to develop a television series based on the novel Providence by Kepnes for Peacock.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/you-creators-adapt-caroline-kepnes-providence-peacock-1234674367/|title='You' Creators Reunite To Adapt Caroline Kepnes' 'Providence' At Peacock|last=White|first=Peter|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=January 15, 2021|access-date=February 9, 2021}}
Personal life
Gamble is Jewish, and formerly co-blogged "Very Hot Jews" with Simon Glickman.{{cite web|url=http://veryhotjews.blogspot.com/|title=Very Hot Jews|author=Simon Glickman|website=Veryhotjews.blogspot.com|access-date=2016-05-28}}
Gamble is married to Eric Weiss. Their wedding took place in September 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2020/01/wedding-files-sera-gamble-and-eric-weiss.html|title=How the You Showrunner Tied the Knot|last=Menza|first=Kaitlin|work=The Cut|date=January 10, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020}} Currently, they reside in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year ! colspan="1" scope="col"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
| Writer |
|---|
| scope=row|The Clay Man
|2004 |{{yes|Story}} | |
| scope=row|Who's Wagging Who?
|2008 |{{yes}} | |
=Television=
The numbers in writing credits refer to the number of episodes.
| class="wikitable"
|+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Television programs that have not yet aired}} |Denotes television programs that have not yet aired. |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year ! colspan="3" scope="col"| Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Network ! rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
| Creator
! Writer ! Executive |
|---|
| scope=row|Eyes
|2005 |{{no}} |{{yes}} (2) |{{no}} |ABC | |
| scope=row|Supernatural
|2005–12 |{{no}} |{{yes}} (29) |{{yes}} |Story editor {{small|(season 1)}}, executive story editor {{small|(season 2)}}, producer {{small|(season 3)}}, supervising producer {{small|(season 4)}}, executive producer {{small|(season 5–7)}} |
| scope=row|Company Town
|2013 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |The CW |Unsold pilot |
| scope=row|Aquarius
|2015–16 |{{no}} |{{yes}} (5) |{{yes}} |NBC | |
| scope=row|The Magicians
|2015–20 |{{yes}} |{{yes}} (15) |{{yes}} |Syfy | |
| scope=row|You
|2018–25 |{{yes|Developer}} |{{yes}} (7) |{{yes}} | |
| scope=row|Physical
|2021 |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | |
| scope=row style="background:#FFFFCC;"|Providence {{dagger|alt=Television programs that have not yet aired}}
|TBA | |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |
References
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External links
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