12 Monkeys Showrunner Terry Matalas Ties Up with UCP

UNIVERSAL CITY: Universal Cable Productions (UCP) has entered into an overall deal with showrunner Terry Matalas (12 Monkeys).

Under the new agreement, Matalas will develop and produce scripted programming with UCP for the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment portfolio, as well as for external networks and streaming services. Matalas is known for his work on Star Trek: Enterprise, Terra Nova and Nikita. He first collaborated with UCP as co-creator and executive producer for the Syfy time-travel thriller 12 Monkeys.

Dawn Olmstead, the executive VP of development at UCP, commented: “Terry is a great writer and he’s everything you want in a showrunner. He loves big ideas, writes amazing characters and always surprises us where he takes them. We look forward to many more projects with Terry in the future. We’re lucky to be working with him.”

Richard Rothstein, the executive VP of current programming at UCP, added: “It has been a real thrill for us to see Terry emerge as a visionary showrunner on 12 Monkeys. Episode after episode he raises the creative bar and we’re incredibly excited to expand his relationship with the UCP family even further.”

Matalas remarked: “For the last three years, Universal Cable Productions have been incredible creative partners and there is nowhere else I’d rather call home. In addition to 12 Monkeys, I’m thrilled to be developing new television with the UCP team.”