Crew of Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under, an American drama television series about a family that runs a funeral home in Los Angeles, California, had numerous directors and writers during the series run.

Directing staff

Before directing Six Feet Under, many of the following directors have roots that can be traced to independent films. Several others also have directed shows also produced by HBO.

Main director:

• Alan Ball (6 episodes), including the pilot and series finale

Regular directors

• Dan Attias (Seasons 2–5; 6 episodes)
• Jeremy Podeswa (Seasons 1–5; 5 episodes)
• Kathy Bates (Seasons 1–3; 5 episodes)
• Rodrigo Garcia (Seasons 1–3, 5; 5 episodes)
• Michael Cuesta (Seasons 2–5; 5 episodes)
• Michael Engler (Seasons 1–3; 4 episodes)
• Alan Poul (Seasons 2–5; 4 episodes)
• Daniel Minahan (Seasons 3–5; 4 episodes)
• Miguel Arteta (Seasons 1–2, 4; 3 episodes)
• Nicole Holofcener (Seasons 3–4; 2 episodes)

Single-episode directors

• John Patterson, "The Foot"
• Lisa Cholodenko, "Familia"
• Jim McBride, "Brotherhood"
• Allen Coulter, "Crossroads"
• Rose Troche, "The Plan"
• Alan Taylor, "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
• Karen Moncrieff, "The Opening"
• Peter Webber, "The Dare"
• Alan Caso, "Grinding the Corn"
• Peter Care, "The Black Forest"
• Mary Harron, "The Rainbow of Her Reasons"
• Joshua Marston, "The Silence"
• Matt Shakman, "Singing for Our Lives"
• Adam Davidson, "All Alone"

Writing staff

Many of the writers on the Six Feet Under staff were playwrights and wrote screenplays before working on the show. Series creator and executive producer Alan Ball wrote the most episodes, writing 9, including the pilot and series finale episodes. Writers that were on staff for the entire series run included Rick Cleveland, who wrote 8 episodes and became an executive producer in season five; Kate Robin, who wrote 8 episodes and became a supervising producer in season five; and Bruce Eric Kaplan, who wrote 7 episodes and became an executive producer in season four. Joining the writing staff in season two were Jill Soloway, who wrote 7 episodes and became a co-executive producer in season five; and Scott Buck, who wrote 7 episodes and became a co-executive producer in season four. Joining the writing staff in season three were Craig Wright, who wrote 6 episodes and became a producer in season five; and Nancy Oliver, who wrote 5 episodes and became a supervising producer in season five. Other writers included Christian Taylor and Laurence Andries, who each wrote 3 episodes in seasons one and two; and Christian Williams, who wrote 2 episodes in season one.

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