Carter Covington

Carter Covington is an American television show creator, writer, story editor and producer. He is known for his screenwriting on two television series which aired on the ABC Family network: Greek and 10 Things I Hate About You. Covington was the showrunner for the first season of The CW series Charmed.

Early life Covington grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. he graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School in 1991. Covington attended the University of Virginia, where he received his degree in 1995 after studying foreign affairs and Spanish. After college, Covington was undecided about a career path. He taught English in Mexico and then worked as an advertising executive before studying entertainment business at UCLA's Business School, where he graduated in 2001. A Delta Tau Delta fraternity alumnus, Covington's own college experiences were an inspiration for his writing on Greek. He often collaborated with original film director Gil Junger on various ABC Family projects, where he regularly quizzed Junger for information about the movie. These discussions with Junger, coupled with Covington's desire to create a "reimagined" The series was canceled after one twenty-episode season.

In 2018 Covington became the showrunner for The CW television series Charmed after it was picked up to series, in order to help executive producers Jessica O'Toole and Amy Rardin, neither of whom had run a show before. He departed the show after its first season and was replaced by married duo Liz Kruger and Craig Shapiro.

Personal life Covington is openly gay. He married Patrick Sean Smith, the creator of Greek, in Maui on October 25, 2008.

Filmography

Television shows Just a Phase (2006) TV pilot, creator Greek (2007–09, 2011) writer, producer, executive story editor 10 Things I Hate About You (2009–10) creator, writer, executive producer Hart of Dixie (2012–13), writer Faking It (2014–16) "Developed by," executive producer, writer Charmed (2018–19) showrunner, executive producer, writer

Television movies Happy Campers (2008) creator, writer