Amy B. Harris

Amy B. Harris (born 1970/71), sometimes credited as Amy Harris, is an American screenwriter and producer. She is best known for producing the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and developing its prequel series The Carrie Diaries (2013–14), which aired on The CW.

This article is about the producer and screenwriter. For other people named Amy Harris, see Amy Harris (disambiguation).

Amy B. Harris
Born1970 or 1971[1]
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materDuke University
Occupations
  • Producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Jason Reilly
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(m. 2009)​
Children1

Career

Harris first considered a legal career, but instead worked for a year as an editorial assistant at Vanity Fair before moving to CBS to work on their TV series Central Park West. Although the show was not successful, when it folded she had the opportunity to join HBO.[2]

Harris was a co-producer for the HBO romantic sitcom Sex and the City,[3] for which she wrote two episodes: "Ring A Ding Ding" and "Hop, Skip and a Week".[4] In 2005, she was producer for the HBO comedy-drama series The Comeback, and wrote the episode "Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover".[5][6] She was one of the writers and co-executive producers for the second season of the series, which first aired nine years after the debut season, in November 2014.[7][8]

Harris co-wrote the 2006 romantic comedy film Just My Luck.[9] She was executive producer of the 2008 web series Puppy Love,[10] and short films Gone to the Dogs (2008)[11] and Whose Dog is it Anyway? (2009).[12] She also wrote the series Fetching for AOL's On Network in 2012.[13]

Harris was consulting producer for teen drama Gossip Girl (2007–12)[14] and wrote the episodes "Memoirs of an Invisible Dan" and "Cross Rhodes".[15][16] From 2013 until its cancellation in 2014, Harris served as executive producer of Sex and the City's prequel series The Carrie Diaries.[17] Harris developed the project at The CW[18] and wrote several episodes including "Win Some, Lose Some".[19]

In 2015, Harris signed a two-year deal with ABC Studios to develop new projects for the network and its streaming services.[14] She was named showrunner and executive producer for ABC Network's crime anthology series Wicked City.[20][14] This aired in 2015 but was pulled after three episodes,[21] although the remaining five episodes were made available on Hulu later that year.[22] She was originally showrunner and executive producer for ABC's 2016 series Designated Survivor[23][24] but left when the creative direction of the series changed.[25] Her association with ABC continued, and was further renewed for two years in 2019.[26] According to Jonnie Davis, the president of ABC Studios: "There are very few writers who capture the voice of women like Amy can".[26]

Harris is showrunner and an executive producer for Amazon Prime Video's The Wilds, released December 2020 with the second season announced in the same month.[27]

Personal life

Harris was raised in Bethesda, Maryland,[28] the daughter of lawyers[2] Susan Banes Harris and former FCC bureau head Laurence E. Harris (1936–2020).[1][29] She attended Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland and graduated from Duke University,[2] where she majored in Russian and political science.[28] She married television director Jason Reilly in 2009.[1] They have one daughter.[30]

References
  1. "Amy Harris, Jason Reilly". The New York Times. March 20, 2009. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
  2. Armitage, Vivian (December 19, 2014). "TV Writer, Producer Amy Harris Inspires Hall Students". OKC Friday. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021.
  3. "Sex and the City: Cast & Crew". Home Box Office. Archived from the original on February 25, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  4. Shapiro, Rebecca (March 30, 2013). "'The Carrie Diaries' Recap: It's All About The Labels". HuffPost. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017.
  5. "The Comeback (TV Series) credits". American Movie Classics. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011.
  6. "Amy B. Harris Credits The Comeback". TV Guide. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017.
  7. Kimball, Trevor (July 10, 2014). "The Comeback: Season Two Coming to HBO in November". TV Series Finale. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014.
  8. Dos Santos, Kristin (November 30, 2014). "The Unplanned Moment from Tonight's The Comeback That Had Everyone on Set 'Dying Laughing'". E! Online. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014.
  9. Scott, A. O. (May 12, 2006). "Just My Luck (2006)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 22, 2013.
  10. Wallenstein, Andrew (September 23, 2008). "Lisa Kudrow to topline Web series". Reuters. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Puppy Love is mentioned in the section Canine Tales.
  11. "Gone to the Dogs". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016.
  12. "Whose Dog is it Anyway?". Cleveland International Film Festival. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020.
  13. McDonald, Andrew (April 25, 2012). "AOL steps up web series efforts". C21Media. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014.
  14. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (June 11, 2015). "ABC Taps 'Sex and the City' Producer Amy B. Harris as 'Wicked City' Showrunner". Variety. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015.
  15. "Gossip Girl: Memoirs of an Invisible Dan Cast & Crew". TV.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  16. "Gossip Girl 5x16 Promo "Cross Rhodes"". Burlington County Times. Willingboro, NJ. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017.
  17. Gouttebroze, Max (January 10, 2014). "GLAAD talks to 'Carrie Diaries' Executive Producer Amy Harris about the series' upcoming AIDS storyline". GLAAD. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014.
  18. Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2011). "'The Carrie Diaries' Now Officially At CW With 'Gossip Girl' Producers On Board". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011.
  19. "'Win Some, Lose Some' Preview". The CW50. Detroit. October 23, 2013. Archived from the original on October 24, 2013.
  20. Pickard, Michael (October 27, 2015). "City slicker". Drama Quarterly. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
  21. Hibberd, James (November 13, 2015). "Wicked City canceled: Fall's first officially axed show". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 14, 2015.
  22. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (December 23, 2015). "Hulu Streaming Un-Aired Episodes of ABC's Canceled 'Wicked City'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015.
  23. Goldberg, Lesley (February 5, 2016). "Amy B. Harris to Showrun ABC's Kiefer Sutherland Drama 'Designated Survivor'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
  24. Prudom, Laura (February 5, 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland's 'Designated Survivor' Casts Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone and Italia Ricci". Variety. Archived from the original on February 17, 2016.
  25. Goldberg, Lesley (May 6, 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland Starrer 'Designated Survivor' Officially Picked Up at ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 8, 2016.
  26. Andreeva, Nellie (December 19, 2019). "Amy B. Harris Re-Ups ABC Studios Overall Deal, Sells 'The Prince' Fashion Drama With Zac Posen To ABC". Deadline. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020.
  27. Shafer, Ellise (December 19, 2020). "'The Wilds' Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon". Variety. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020.
  28. Josephs, Susan. "Amy Harris - Scripting Women's Lives". JWI Magazine.
  29. "Laurence Harris Obituary". The Washington Post. May 19, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2020 – via Legacy.com.
  30. "Daniel Banes, PhD Obituary". The Washington Post. April 23, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 – via Legacy.com.
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