CCAM Film Advisor Office Hours: Meet the Showrunner with Dr. Neal Baer

Join us for a “Meet the Showrunner” event with Dr. Neal Baer, Yale professor, showrunner of “Law & Order: SVU,” and longtime writer and producer of “ER.” This event is a part of the CCAM Film Advisor Office Hours. Join us for these discussions with Susan Youssef and fellow leaders from the world of film!

Dr. Baer recently served as Executive Producer and Showrunner of the third season of “Designated Survivor,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, which premiered globally on Netflix in the summer of 2019. Prior to “Designated Survivor,” he was Executive Producer and Showrunner for the hit CBS series “Under the Dome” and Executive Producer and Showrunner of the CBS medical drama “A Gifted Man.”

From 2000 to 2011, Dr. Baer was Executive Producer and Showrunner of “Law & Order: SVU,” where he oversaw all aspects of producing and writing the show. During his tenure, the series won numerous awards, including the Shine Award, People’s Choice Award, Prism Award, Edgar Award, Sentinel for Health Award, and Media Access Award. Actors on the show won six Emmys and a Golden Globe, and the series consistently ranked among the top ten television dramas in national ratings.

Before his work on SVU, Dr. Baer was Executive Producer of the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning NBC series “ER.” A member of the original staff, he wrote and produced for the series over seven seasons and received five Emmy nominations as a producer.