Aaron and Todd Helbing
Aaron Helbing and Todd Helbing are an American sibling screenwriting team.
They are well known for their work on the Starz drama Spartacus, and for The WB/CW series Smallville and The Flash.
Career
In 1999, Todd first go his start on the drama Melrose Place, where he served as an assistant production coordinator. He then had positions on such projects as Beverly Hills, 90210 and The Twilight Zone. He and his brother first worked together on the HBO series Carnivàle. Todd as an assistant production coordinator, and Aaron as a writers assistant.[1][2]
Todd then spent 2009 as a script coordinator on Entourage, while Aaron worked on the cable dramas Saved and Brotherhood, also as a script coordinator.[1][2]
The first script the two co-wrote was for the Superman prequel series Smallville. The season seven episode "Hero".[1][2][3]
They went on to write for such series as Mortal Kombat: Legacy, Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn and The Mob Doctor.[1][2][3]
Spartacus
The duo wrote an episode ("Paterfamilias") of the Starz prequel mini-series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, for which they also served as story editors. They then returned for the sequel series Spartacus: War of the Damned, again as story editors and writers. Co-writing in total, four episodes ("The Thing in the Pit", "Mark of the Brotherhood", "Libertus", "Wolves at the Gate").[1][2][3]
The Flash
In summer 2014, the brothers were hired as co-executive producers and writers on another DC Comics produced CW series The Flash. The first episode they co-wrote, along with Brooke Eikmeier, is the freshman series' fifth installment, "Plastique". The episode introduces the titular supervillainess.[1][2][4] The duo co-wrote the first midseason finale, "The Man in the Yellow Suit"; which delves into the mystery of the Reverse Flash.[5] They co-wrote the series' twelfth installment, "Crazy for You". The episode introduces DC Comics character Linda Park, as Barry Allen's new love interest. The brothers co-wrote the series' pivotal 15th episode "Out of Time"; in which the supervillain Weather Wizard is introduced, and the Flash experiences time travel for the first time.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Todd Helbing". TV.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Aaraon Helbing". TV.com. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marechal, AJ (September 24, 2013). "Starz Developing Mexican Organized Crime Drama from ‘Spartacus’ Alums". Variety Magazine. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ "Episode Title: (#105) "Plastique"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ↑ Bibel, Sara (November 12, 2014). "The CW's Holiday Highlights Include Themed Episodes of 'Arrow', 'The Flash', 'The Originals' & 'The Vampire Diaries'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2014.