Karl Schaefer, originally from Downey, California, is a screenwriter, producer and series creator. Karl has been working in TV since the late '80s, when he started off as the creator and showrunner of TV 101. In the ‘90s, he created and showran two supernatural programs Eerie, Indiana and Strange Luck, and then writing on a number of different shows including Monk, The Dead Zone, Eureka and Ghost Whisperer.
Known For
Credits
Crew Credits
Black Summer (2019)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: The Plane (Jun 17, 2021)
- Episode 2x02: Prelude (Jun 17, 2021)
- Episode 1x01: Human Flow (Apr 11, 2019)
Z Nation (2014)
Show crew as Creator
(68 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: The End of Everything (Dec 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x12: At All Cost (Dec 21, 2018)
- Episode 5x11: Hackerville (Dec 14, 2018)
- Episode 5x10: State of Mine (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 5x09: Water Keepers (Nov 30, 2018)
- Episode 5x08: Heartland (Nov 23, 2018)
- Episode 5x07: Doc's Stoned History (Nov 16, 2018)
- Episode 5x06: Limbo (Nov 9, 2018)
- Episode 5x05: Killing All the Books (Nov 2, 2018)
- Episode 5x04: Pacifica (Oct 26, 2018)
- Episode 5x03: Escape from Altura (Oct 19, 2018)
- Episode 5x02: A New Life (Oct 12, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Welcome to the Newpocalypse (Oct 5, 2018)
- Episode 4x13: The Black Rainbow (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x12: Mt. Weather (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x11: Return to Mercy Labs (Dec 8, 2017)
- Episode 4x10: Frenemies (Dec 1, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: We Interrupt This Program (Nov 24, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Crisis of Faith (Nov 17, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: A Nice Day for Warren's Wedding (Nov 10, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Back from the Undead (Nov 3, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: The Unknowns (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: A New Mission: Keep Moving (Oct 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: The Vanishing (Oct 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Escape from Zona (Oct 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: Warren's Dream (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 3x14: Everybody Dies in the End (Dec 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x13: Duel (Dec 9, 2016)
- Episode 3x12: The Siege of Murphytown (Dec 2, 2016)
- Episode 3x11: Doc's Angels (Nov 25, 2016)
- Episode 3x10: They Grow Up So Quickly (Nov 18, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: Heart of Darkness (Nov 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: Election Day (Nov 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Welcome to Murphytown (Oct 28, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Oct 21, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Little Red and the Wolfz (Oct 14, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: Escorpion and the Red Hand (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Murphy's Miracle (Sep 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: A New Mission (Sep 23, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: No Mercy (Sep 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x15: All Good Things Must Come to an End (Dec 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x14: Day One (Dec 11, 2015)
- Episode 2x13: Adiós, Muchachos (Dec 4, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: Party with the Zeros (Nov 27, 2015)
- Episode 2x11: Corporate Retreat (Nov 20, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon (Nov 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: Rozwell (Nov 6, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: The Collector (Oct 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Down the Mississippi (Oct 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Zombie Baby Daddy (Oct 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Zombaby (Oct 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Batch 47 (Oct 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Zombie Road (Sep 25, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: White Light (Sep 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: The Murphy (Sep 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x13: Doctor of the Dead (Dec 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x12: Murphy's Law (Nov 28, 2014)
- Episode 1x11: Sisters of Mercy (Nov 21, 2014)
- Episode 1x10: Going Nuclear (Nov 14, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: Die Zombie Die ... Again (Nov 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x08: Zunami (Oct 31, 2014)
- Episode 1x07: Welcome to FU-Bar (Oct 24, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Resurrection Z (Oct 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Home Sweet Zombie (Oct 10, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Full Metal Zombie (Oct 3, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Philly Feast (Sep 26, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Fracking Zombies (Sep 19, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Puppies and Kittens (Sep 12, 2014)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(45 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: State of Mine (Dec 7, 2018)
- Episode 5x03: Escape from Altura (Oct 19, 2018)
- Episode 5x02: A New Life (Oct 12, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Welcome to the Newpocalypse (Oct 5, 2018)
- Episode 4x13: The Black Rainbow (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x12: Mt. Weather (Dec 15, 2017)
- Episode 4x11: Return to Mercy Labs (Dec 8, 2017)
- Episode 4x10: Frenemies (Dec 1, 2017)
- Episode 4x09: We Interrupt This Program (Nov 24, 2017)
- Episode 4x08: Crisis of Faith (Nov 17, 2017)
- Episode 4x07: A Nice Day for Warren's Wedding (Nov 10, 2017)
- Episode 4x06: Back from the Undead (Nov 3, 2017)
- Episode 4x05: The Unknowns (Oct 27, 2017)
- Episode 4x04: A New Mission: Keep Moving (Oct 20, 2017)
- Episode 4x03: The Vanishing (Oct 13, 2017)
- Episode 4x02: Escape from Zona (Oct 6, 2017)
- Episode 4x01: Warren's Dream (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 3x14: Everybody Dies in the End (Dec 16, 2016)
- Episode 3x13: Duel (Dec 9, 2016)
- Episode 3x12: The Siege of Murphytown (Dec 2, 2016)
- Episode 3x10: They Grow Up So Quickly (Nov 18, 2016)
- Episode 3x09: Heart of Darkness (Nov 11, 2016)
- Episode 3x08: Election Day (Nov 4, 2016)
- Episode 3x07: Welcome to Murphytown (Oct 28, 2016)
- Episode 3x06: Doc Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Oct 21, 2016)
- Episode 3x05: Little Red and the Wolfz (Oct 14, 2016)
- Episode 3x04: Escorpion and the Red Hand (Oct 7, 2016)
- Episode 3x03: Murphy's Miracle (Sep 30, 2016)
- Episode 3x02: A New Mission (Sep 23, 2016)
- Episode 3x01: No Mercy (Sep 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x15: All Good Things Must Come to an End (Dec 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x14: Day One (Dec 11, 2015)
- Episode 2x13: Adiós, Muchachos (Dec 4, 2015)
- Episode 2x12: Party with the Zeros (Nov 27, 2015)
- Episode 2x11: Corporate Retreat (Nov 20, 2015)
- Episode 2x10: We Were Nowhere Near the Grand Canyon (Nov 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x09: Rozwell (Nov 6, 2015)
- Episode 2x08: The Collector (Oct 30, 2015)
- Episode 2x07: Down the Mississippi (Oct 23, 2015)
- Episode 2x06: Zombie Baby Daddy (Oct 16, 2015)
- Episode 2x05: Zombaby (Oct 9, 2015)
- Episode 2x04: Batch 47 (Oct 2, 2015)
- Episode 2x03: Zombie Road (Sep 25, 2015)
- Episode 2x02: White Light (Sep 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: The Murphy (Sep 11, 2015)
Episode crew as Writer
(10 episodes)
- Episode 5x13: The End of Everything (Dec 28, 2018)
- Episode 5x01: Welcome to the Newpocalypse (Oct 5, 2018)
- Episode 4x01: Warren's Dream (Sep 29, 2017)
- Episode 3x01: No Mercy (Sep 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x15: All Good Things Must Come to an End (Dec 18, 2015)
- Episode 2x01: The Murphy (Sep 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x13: Doctor of the Dead (Dec 5, 2014)
- Episode 1x09: Die Zombie Die ... Again (Nov 7, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Philly Feast (Sep 26, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Puppies and Kittens (Sep 12, 2014)
Eureka (2006)
Show crew as Co-Executive Producer
Episode crew as Story
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x09: Primal (Sep 12, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Before I Forget (Aug 1, 2006)
Eerie, Indiana (1991)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Retainer (Sep 22, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: Forever Ware (Sep 15, 1991)
Show crew as "A" Camera Focus Puller
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: The Retainer (Sep 22, 1991)
- Episode 1x01: Forever Ware (Sep 15, 1991)