Eric Overmyer (born September 25, 1951), s an American writer and producer, and is the creator of the Bosch TV Show where he also serves as a writer and executive producer. He has written and/or produced numerous TV shows, including St. Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The Wire, New Amsterdam, Bosch, Treme, and The Man in the High Castle.
He graduated as a theater major from Reed College in 1973.[2] He credits his time at the college for helping him find and claim his identity as a writer.[2]
Overmyer wrote for the NBC crime drama Homicide: Life on the Street from 1996 to 1999. He joined the crew as a writer for the fourth season. He became a consulting producer for the sixth season in fall 1997. He returned as a supervising producer for the seventh and final season in fall 1998. The series was based on the book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon. Simon also worked as a writer and producer on the later seasons on the show and the two became friends.
Other work[]
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- The Wire
- Law & Order: Criminal Mind
- New Amsterdam
- Treme
- Boardwalk Empire
- The Affair
- Saints & Strangers
- The Man in the High Castle
