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Naren Shankar

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Naren Shankar
Naren Shankar is the Executive Producer/Showrunner of the critically acclaimed television adaptation of the international best-seller science fiction novel series, The Expanse, an Amazon Prime Original Series from Alcon Television Studios.

Naren spent eight seasons as a Writer-Executive Producer and Co- Showrunner of the most-watched show in the world, CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. In 2011 he helped launch NBC's Grimm as a Writer- Executive Producer.

Prior to CSI, Naren was an Executive Producer on the SyFy Channel cult hit series Farscape for The Jim Henson Company, and spent three seasons as a writer-producer on Showtime's The Outer Limits.

Naren began his career as a writer and science consultant for Star Trek: The Next Generation, and he holds a PhD in Applied Physics & Electrical Engineering from Cornell University.

Naren has been honored with multiple Emmy nominations for Best Series, a WGA Award nomination for CSI's two-hour event "Grave Danger" directed by Quentin Tarantino, and has received WGC and Saturn Awards for The Outer Limits, CSI, and Farscape. The Expanse won a Hugo Award for "Leviathan Wakes" in 2017 and was nominated in 2019 for "Abaddon's Gate."

Naren has a small fraction of the cats that Ernest Hemingway did, which may be used as a proportionate measure of his talent. He resides with his wife in Beverly Hills, California.
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Known for

    Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
    The Expanse
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer(showrunner)
    The Outer Limits (1995)
    The Outer Limits
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Writer

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    • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
      The Expanse
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2015–2022
    • The Expanse: One Ship (2021)
      The Expanse: One Ship
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Karl Urban and Michael Ealy in Almost Human (2013)
      Almost Human
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2014
    • Anthony Edwards in Zero Hour (2013)
      Zero Hour
      6.3
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2013
    • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
      Grimm
      7.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2011–2012
    • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • consulting producer
      • 2002–2010
    • Shadow Realm (2002)
      Shadow Realm
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • co-executive producer
      • 2002
    • Oded Fehr, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris, Jarrad Paul, and Jon Seda in UC: Undercover (2001)
      UC: Undercover
      6.6
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2001–2002
    • Jon Polito, Rena Sofer, Chad Willett, and Reno Wilson in The Chronicle (2001)
      The Chronicle
      7.0
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2001
    • Paul Guilfoyle and Henry Rollins in Night Visions (2001)
      Night Visions
      7.4
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • 2001
    • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
      Farscape
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • 2000
    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • supervising producer
      • 1999

    Writer



    • Shohreh Aghdashloo, Wes Chatham, Steven Strait, Frankie Adams, Cara Gee, and Dominique Tipper in The Expanse (2015)
      The Expanse
      8.5
      TV Series
      • written for television by
      • written by
      • 2015–2022
    • For All Mankind (2019)
      For All Mankind
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Karl Urban and Michael Ealy in Almost Human (2013)
      Almost Human
      7.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2014
    • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
      Grimm
      7.9
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • written by
      • 2011–2012
    • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story by
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • 2002–2010
    • Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Angus T. Jones in Two and a Half Men (2003)
      Two and a Half Men
      7.1
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2008
    • Oded Fehr, Vera Farmiga, Bruklin Harris, Jarrad Paul, and Jon Seda in UC: Undercover (2001)
      UC: Undercover
      6.6
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • writer
      • story
      • 2001–2002
    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • excerpts by
      • written by
      • story ...
      • 1997–2002
    • Jon Polito, Rena Sofer, Chad Willett, and Reno Wilson in The Chronicle (2001)
      The Chronicle
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2001
    • Paul Guilfoyle and Henry Rollins in Night Visions (2001)
      Night Visions
      7.4
      TV Series
      • teleplay
      • television story by
      • teleplay by
      • 2001
    • Claudia Black, Ben Browder, and Virginia Hey in Farscape (1999)
      Farscape
      8.3
      TV Series
      • writer
      • written by
      • 2000
    • Star Trek: Generations (1997)
      Star Trek: Generations
      7.1
      Video Game
      • scriptwriter
      • 1997
    • SeaQuest 2032 (1993)
      SeaQuest 2032
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive story editor
      • written by
      • 1995–1996
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • written by
      • teleplay by
      • 1993–1996
    • Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity (1995)
      Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity
      8.2
      Video Game
      • scriptwriter
      • 1995

    Additional Crew



    • The Outer Limits (1995)
      The Outer Limits
      7.7
      TV Series
      • advisor
      • executive story consultant
      • 1996–1999
    • Star Trek: Generations (1997)
      Star Trek: Generations
      7.1
      Video Game
      • technical consultant
      • 1997
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
      Star Trek: The Next Generation
      8.7
      TV Series
      • science consultant
      • 1992–1993
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • science consultant
      • 1993

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