Heather Kadin (born August 7, 1972) is an American television producer and film producer. She co-executive produces Star Trek: Discovery.

Life and career

What you haven't seen [in the trailer] is the show is a lot of fun. That's what you haven't gotten to see [yet]. What Jake [McDorman (Brian)] does, he's really funny, and brings a sense of fun to it…I think a big thing is the casting of Jake. Obviously we loved the movie, but Bradley's character, Eddie Morra, is kind of self-serving: he takes the drug, he writes this book, he becomes a stock broker, makes money, [sleeps with] women, and in a TV show, you're not going to root for that guy.

Kadin was born on August 7, 1972, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Before being President of the production company, K/O Paper Products, she was an executive producer at ABC. Kadin had previously worked with Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci together at ABC, where as a drama executive, was involved in J. J. Abrams' spy series Alias, on which Kurtzman and Orci were writer-producers since the first episode. For a brief time, before joining ABC, she had worked at the television division of Shady Acres Entertainment, which at that time, was based at Touchstone Television. She had left Warner Bros. Television where she served as vice president of drama development in 2010. Kadin worked with Kurtzman and Orci on the WBTV-produced Fringe, which Kurtzman and Orci co-created with Abrams.

Kadin served as executive producer of Sleepy Hollow (2013-2017), Matador (2014), Scorpion (2014-2018), and Limitless (2015-2016). She executive produced the TV movie Exit Strategy where she worked with David Guggenheim, Kurtzman, Orci, and director Antoine Fuqua in 2015. Kadin executive produced the TV movie Tales from the Darkside where she worked with Joe Hill and director Bradley Buecker in 2015.

Kadin worked as co-executive producer on Star Trek: Discovery (2017-2024) with Kurtzman for CBS. She also served as an Executive Producer on the short-lived CBS series Clarice in 2021.

Personal life

She lives in Sherman Oaks, California with her husband and two sons.

Filmography

Film credits

YearFilmCreditNotes
2015Tales from the DarksideExecutive producerWritten by Joe Hill. Directed by Bradley Buecker.
Exit StrategyWritten by David Guggenheim, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

Television credits

YearTV SeriesCreditNotes
2013–17Sleepy HollowExecutive producerKurtzman, Orci, Len Wiseman, Clifton Campbell, Albert Kim, and Damian Kindler also executive produce the show. Mark Goffman and Ken Olin executive produced the show. (seasons 1-2)
2014MatadorJay Beattie, Kurtzman, Orci, and Robert Rodriguez also executive produced the show.
2014–2018ScorpionDanielle Woodrow, Danny Rose, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Justin Lin, Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2015–16LimitlessBradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman, Marc Webb, Craig Sween, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show.
2017–presentStar Trek: DiscoveryKurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2018–2019InstinctMichael Rauch, Alex Kurtzman, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, Alan Cumming and Marc Webb also executive produce.
2020–2023Star Trek: PicardRod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Akiva Goldsman and Michael Chabon also executive produce.
2020The Comey RuleAlex Kurtzman, Shane Salerno and Billy Ray also executive produce.
2020–presentStar Trek: Lower DecksAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz and Mike McMahan also executive produce.
2021ClariceElizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman also executive produce.
2021-presentStar Trek: ProdigyAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, and Trevor Roth also executive produce.
2022-presentStar Trek: Strange New WorldsAlex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber also executive produce.

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