René Balcer (Writing)
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Works
FBI: Most Wanted
The Fugitive Task Force relentlessly tracks and captures the notorious criminals on the Bureau's Most Wanted list. Seasoned agents oversee the highly skilled team that functions as a mobile undercover unit that is always out in the field, pursuing those who are most desperate to elude justice.
Release Date: 2020-01-07
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Episode Count: 29
Vote Count: 389
FBI
The New York office of the FBI brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep their city and the country safe.
Release Date: 2018-09-25
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 811
Law & Order True Crime
An anthology series that delves into the players, the crime and the media circus, detailing the day-to-day battles of the trial and unveiling the shocking truth of what really went down when the cameras stopped rolling.
Release Date: 2017-09-26
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 79
Above the Drowning Sea
A documentary about Jewish refugees from Nazi Europe who, at a time when all doors were closed to them, found sanctuary in Shanghai, thanks to the intervention of Chinese diplomat Ho Feng Shan who as Chinese consul in Vienna defied the Nazis and his own government by issuing travel visas to the desperate refugees. The film tells the story from the point of view of the refugees and the Chinese people who sheltered them. In light of today's refugee crisis, an inspiring poetic tale about two peoples who found common cause and dignity in a world in chaos.
Release Date: 2017-05-30
Department: Directing
Job: Director
The Ordained
About the son of a Kennedy-esque family who leaves the priesthood and becomes a lawyer to prevent his politician sister from being assassinated.
Release Date: 2013-06-01
Department: Production
Job: Executive Producer
Jo
Jo is an English-language French police procedural television series created by Canadian/USA screenwriter René Balcer of Law & Order fame with French writing team Franck Ollivier & Malina Detcheva, known for the mini-series Lost Signs. It is co-produced by the French Atlantique Productions and the Belgian Stromboli Pictures companies in association with broadcast partners TF1, RTBF, Sat.1, ORF and RTS.
Release Date: 2013-01-17
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 8
Vote Count: 16
Proof of Lies
A scientist researches the genetic cause of addictive behavior.
Release Date: 2006-08-16
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 4
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.
Release Date: 2001-09-30
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 106
Vote Count: 346
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Release Date: 1999-09-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 3882
Mission : protection rapprochée
Release Date: 1999-09-10
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Stranger in the Family
Steve Thompson is losing himself, one memory at a time. Plagued with amnesia after getting a concussion, Steve is overwhelmed by his unrecognizable life and leaves his family in search of answers. But his quest only returns him back home, where he must face his demons and get at the truth.
Release Date: 1991-10-27
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 5
Law & Order
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.
Release Date: 1990-09-13
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 600
Nasty Boys, Part 2: Lone Justice
Release Date: 1990-01-01
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 2
Out on the Edge
Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to wed. So, Danny turns to drugs to soothe his lost soul, and when he goes too far, his mother checks him into a psychiatric unit. Can Danny finally turn his life around, and will his father help?
Release Date: 1989-05-14
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Vote Count: 3
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Follow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Release Date: 1987-09-28
Department: Writing
Job: Teleplay
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 1538
Inside the Coppola Personality
Monte Hellman's short portrait of Francis Ford Coppola discussing business and craft at home and on the set of his Zoetrope Studios.
Release Date: 1981-01-01
Department: Directing
Job: Assistant Director
Vote Count: 1