Background
Eric Overmyer was born on September 25, 1951 in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
Eric Overmyer was born on September 25, 1951 in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
Eric graduated as a theater major from Reed College in 1973. He devoted his time at the college to helping him find and claim his identity as a writer.
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 season four. He became a consulting producer for the season six in fall 1997. He returned as a supervising producer for the seventh and final season in fall 1998.
Overmyer joined the crew of Law & Order as a consulting producer and writer for the twelfth season in 2001. He became a co-executive producer for the later part of the season. He remained in this role until he was promoted to executive producer for the season fifteen in fall 2004. He left the show after the conclusion of the season fifteen.
Overmyer joined the crew of The Wire as a consulting producer and writer for the season four in 2006. Overmyer wrote the teleplays for the episodes "Margin of Error" and "Misgivings", from stories he co-wrote with producer Ed Burns. Overmyer was hired to replace George Pelecanos as a full-time writer and producer. As a member of the season four writing staff, Overmyer has been credited as overseeing the domestic storyline of Jimmy McNulty and "smartly fleshing out" some of his key scenes. Overmyer left the crew at the end of the season four.
Overmyer collaborated with Simon again on the HBO drama Treme. They co-created the series which is about post-Katrina New Orleans. Production for the season one began in November 2009 and Overmyer worked on the show until it concluded with a season four in 2013.
In the hiatus between the seasons three and four of Treme Overmyer joined the crew of the HBO drama series Boardwalk Empire. He served as a co-executive producer for the season four until production recommenced on Treme. On Boardwalk Empire Overmyer reunited with his colleague from The Wire Dennis Lehane.
Overmyer developed the Amazon original series Bosch based on the series of novels by Michael Connelly. The show was ordered to series after being released through the Amazon streaming service in February 2014. The season one was shot throughout 2014 and released on 13 February 2015.
Quotes from others about the person
Eric is a writer of language, and he writes about the imagination, and he writes specifically for the theater.