
Steven Katz
Writing
Biography
Steven Katz is a screenwriter and television writer living in New York City. Among his feature credits is the original script for the 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire (Horror Writers Association/Bram Stoker Award for Best Horror Screenplay). His television credits include Showtime’s Fallen Angels (1992-1993), HBO’s From the Earth to the Moon (Emmy Award for Outstanding Mini-Series 1997-1998), Cinemax’s The Knick (Peabody Award 2014-2015), and Discovery’s Manhunt: Unabomber (2017).
Known For

A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
Fallen Angels

The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.
From the Earth to the Moon

Inspired by actual events, this true crime anthology series takes a deep dive into the dark, twisted minds of terrorists and follows the brave souls who hunt them down.
Manhunt

Set in downtown New York in 1900, 'The Knick' is centered on the Knickerbocker Hospital and its staff, notably Dr. John Thackery, the hospital's brilliant chief surgeon who pushes medicine's boundaries, pioneering new procedures despite a severe drug addiction.
The Knick

Two college students share a ride home for the holidays. When they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they're preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there.
Wind Chill

Director F.W. Murnau makes a Faustian pact with a vampire to get him to star in his 1922 film "Nosferatu."
Shadow of the Vampire

A short documentary made for the 2019 Criterion Collection DVD release of NOTORIOUS featuring new and archival interviews with scholars Steven D. Katz and Bill Krohn, storyboard artists Gabriel Hardman and Harold Michelson, production designer Robert F. Boyle, and others. Filmmaker Daniel Raim delves into the extensive preproduction and previsualization processes Alfred Hitchcock undertook to ensure his cinematic vision for NOTORIOUS would be realized precisely.