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Monica Owusu-Breen
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Owusu-Breen at WonderCon 2017
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Monica Owusu-Breen is an American television producer and screenwriter. She is known for her work on many popular TV shows. She helps create stories and manage how shows are made.
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Early Life and Learning
Monica Owusu-Breen has a unique background. She describes herself as being "half-Spanish" and "half Ghanaian." She was born in England and lived in Spain when she was a child. She learned to speak English by watching television! When she was eight, her family moved to Brooklyn, New York.
After finishing her studies at Brown University, Monica helped produce music videos. Later, she went to the University of California, San Diego. There, she studied TV and media, earning a special degree in the field.
Her Career in Television
Monica Owusu-Breen is famous for her work on many TV series. These include Charmed, Alias, Brothers & Sisters, Lost, and Fringe. She often works with another talented writer named Alison Schapker.
Monica's TV career started when she was asked to write scripts. This happened while she was working on her big university project. Within two years, she became a writer for the show Charmed. Early in her career, she used only "Breen" as her name. She did this so people would focus on her writing, without making any quick guesses about her.
Working on Alias
In 2003, Monica Owusu-Breen joined the spy action series Alias. She started as an executive story editor and writer for the show's third season. She was promoted to producer for season four. By the final season, she was a supervising producer. She helped write many episodes during her time on the show.
Working on Brothers & Sisters
In 2006, Monica helped create the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters. She worked as a writer and supervising producer for the first season. She then became a co-executive producer and later an executive producer. Monica left the series after its fourth season.
Working on Lost
In 2006, Monica Owusu-Breen also joined the team for ABC's hit show Lost. She worked as a writer and supervising producer for the third season. She helped write the episode "The Cost of Living" with Alison Schapker.
Working on Fringe
After leaving Brothers & Sisters in 2010, Monica joined the FOX science fiction thriller show Fringe. She was a writer and co-executive producer. She worked on the third and fourth seasons of the show.
Working on Revolution
In 2012, Monica Owusu-Breen became a co-executive producer and writer for the NBC dystopian/adventure series Revolution. She helped write the episode "No Quarter."
Working on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Since 2013, Monica Owusu-Breen has been a writer and co-executive producer for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. She has contributed to many episodes of this popular show.
Working on Midnight, Texas
Monica Owusu-Breen helped turn Charlaine Harris's book Midnight, Texas into a supernatural drama series for NBC. She was the main person in charge of the show for its first season.
Current Projects
In 2018, Monica Owusu-Breen was chosen to be the showrunner for a new TV version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A showrunner is like the head boss of a TV show. They manage everything from writing to production.
In 2020, she was set to be the showrunner for the second season of ABC's Stumptown. However, the show was later canceled. This happened because of problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Personal Life
Monica Owusu-Breen is married and has two children.
Awards and Recognition
The writing team for Lost, including Monica Owusu-Breen, was nominated for a special award. They were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series in 2007. This was for their excellent work on the second and third seasons of Lost.
