Heather Kadin

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

Life and career

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. She had left Warner Bros. Television where she served as vice president of drama development in 2010. 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 Year Film Credit Notes 2015 Tales from the Darkside Executive producer Exit Strategy

Television credits Year TV Series Credit Notes 2013–17 Sleepy Hollow Executive producer 2014 Matador Jay Beattie, Kurtzman, Orci, and Robert Rodriguez also executive produced the show. 2014–2018 Scorpion Danielle Woodrow, Danny Rose, Scooter Braun, Walter O'Brien, Justin Lin, Nicholas Wootton, Nick Santora, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show. 2015–16 Limitless Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ryan Kavanaugh, Tucker Tooley, Tom Forman, Marc Webb, Craig Sween, Kurtzman, and Orci also executive produce the show. 2017–present Star Trek: Discovery Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth also executive produce. 2018–2019 Instinct Michael Rauch, Alex Kurtzman, James Patterson, Bill Robinson, Leopoldo Gout, Alan Cumming and Marc Webb also executive produce. 2020–2023 Star Trek: Picard Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Akiva Goldsman and Michael Chabon also executive produce. 2020 The Comey Rule Alex Kurtzman, Shane Salerno and Billy Ray also executive produce. 2020–present Star Trek: Lower Decks Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Katie Krentz and Mike McMahan also executive produce. 2021 Clarice Elizabeth J.B. Klaviter, Jenny Lumet and Alex Kurtzman also executive produce. 2021-present Star Trek: Prodigy Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Aaron Baiers, Katie Krentz, and Trevor Roth also executive produce. 2022-present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Alex Kurtzman, Rod Roddenberry, Akiva Goldsman, Jenny Lumet, Henry Alonso Myers, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa, and John Weber also executive produce.