The fact that Deborah Cahn has a wealth of expertise writing political thrillers won’t come as a surprise to fans of The Diplomat. One of her early TV writing jobs was on the political drama The West Wing, where she worked for a period of four years between 2002 and 2006. Cahn also worked on Grey’s Anatomy and its spinoff Private Practice from 2006 until 2013. As a writer and producer, Cahn drew inspiration from the later seasons of Showtime’s spy drama Homeland, which ended in 2020, for her work on The Diplomat.
In addition to being a writer, she worked as a consulting producer for FX’s Fosse/Verdon (2019) and received a Writers Guild of America award for Best Adapted Long Form Television. She wrote the 2018 HBO film “Paterno” which starred Al Pacino and was directed by Barry Levinson. Additionally, she was a writer and co-executive producer for Martin Scorsese’s HBO series “Vinyl” in 2016.
Overall, Deborah Cahn has proven to be a versatile writer with experience in many different genres and formats of filmmaking. As she continues to take on new TV writing roles, fans will surely have much to look forward to from this talented writer.
Blessing Iyamadiken loves the art of storytelling and enjoys creating all types of content from news to entertainment. She is also a feminist and very passionate about Gender Equality. In her spare time, she loves to read or binge on Netflix.
