Eric Overmyer (Writer)
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Works
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 Date1990-09-13
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count456
Vote Count618
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 Date2001-09-30
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count3
Vote Count352
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Release Date1993-01-31
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count131
Bosch
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”
Release Date2015-01-14
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count60
Vote Count626
Boardwalk Empire
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
Release Date2010-09-19
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1135
The Man in the High Castle
Explore what it would be like if the Allied Powers had lost WWII, and Japan and Germany ruled the United States. Based on Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel.
Release Date2015-01-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1337
The Wire
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
Release Date2002-06-02
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count2375
Bosch: Legacy
Bosch is now making a living as a private investigator two years after he quit the LAPD and finds himself working with one time enemy and top-notch attorney Honey “Money” Chandler. Meanwhile, Bosch's daughter Maddie is venturing into the world of the LAPD.
Release Date2022-05-05
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count5
Vote Count192
St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
Release Date1982-10-26
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count88
The Affair
The Affair explores the emotional effects of an extramarital relationship between Noah Solloway and Alison Lockhart after the two meet in the resort town of Montauk in Long Island. Noah is a New York City schoolteacher with one novel published (book entitled A Person who Visits a Place) and he is struggling to write a second book. He is happily married with four children, but resents his dependence on his wealthy father-in-law. Alison is a young waitress trying to piece her life and marriage back together in the wake of the tragic death of her child. The story of the affair is told separately, complete with distinct memory biases, from the male and female perspectives.
Release Date2014-10-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count379
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Molly Dodd — a mid-30s, divorced woman living in New York — faces the comedy and drama of a widely changing career, difficulties of apartment living, love life and its consequences, and more.
Release Date1987-05-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count3
Treme
Tremé takes its name from a neighborhood of New Orleans and portrays life in the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane. Beginning three months after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of New Orleans, including musicians, chefs, Mardi Gras Indians, and other New Orleanians struggle to rebuild their lives, their homes and their unique culture.
Release Date2010-04-11
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count21
Vote Count136
New York News
New York News is a newspaper drama which was broadcast in the United States by CBS as part of its 1995 fall lineup.
Release Date1995-09-28
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
The Beat
The Beat delves into the personal and professional lives of two young police recruits who patrol New York's streets. The city's daily machinations are seen through the often bloodshot eyes of Officers Mike Dorigan and Zane Marinelli, two youthful, irreverent partners who are truly products of their generation and unique urban environment. Issues of race, excessive police force – and the unpredictable quirkiness of New York's outspoken locals – compel both men to rely on their sense of humor just to make it to the end of their shift.
Release Date2000-03-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
The Big Easy
The Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons. The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.
Release Date1996-08-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count35
Vote Count3
Central Park West
The glamorous and exciting life for the staff of trendy magazine 'Communique', owned by Allen Rush, "the Darth Vader of publishing".
Release Date1995-09-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count5
Prince Street
The members of the NYPD Intelligence Division live double lives as they work undercover most of the time, trying to catch the most dangerous criminals in the city. They share their time between home, criminal underworlds, and their secret headquarter on Prince Street.
Release Date1997-03-06
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count1
Saints & Strangers
The trials and tribulations of the Mayflower Pilgrims in the New World; men, women and children who sailed on a chartered ship for a place they had never seen.
Release Date2015-11-22
DepartmentCreator
JobCreator
Vote Count26
Sisters
The Reed sisters of Winnetka, Illinois, are a close-knit group. Alex, Georgie, Teddy, and Frankie navigate the waters of life's triumphs and tragedies with the help of their mom, Bea. And no matter what befalls them, they know they can count on their sisters to help pull them through. (Sisters is an Emmy Award-winning television drama.)
Release Date1991-05-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count10
Rear Window
Jason Kemp, a recently paralyzed architect, lives in a high-tech apartment filled with assistive technology. As a quadriplegic confined to his home, he passes the long hours by spying on his neighbors from his apartment window. His innocent pastime takes a deadly turn when he believes he witnesses a murder. Determined to uncover the truth, Jason continues to dig deeper - eventually finding himself locked in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Release Date1998-11-22
DepartmentWriting
JobTeleplay
Vote Count106
Homicide: The Movie
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter.
Release Date2000-02-13
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count29
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Told in flashbacks as Jackie reflects on her life, mini is divided in two parts: Life as a Kennedy and life after Camelot.
Release Date2000-11-04
DepartmentWriting
JobTeleplay