Speed Weed | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Henry Weed |
| Occupations | Television writer, producer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
William Henry Weed, better known by the professional name Speed Weed, is an American television writer and producer. He has written and produced on series including NCIS: Los Angeles, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Political Animals, Haven, and Arrow; more recently he served as a co–executive producer on Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga and contributed a teleplay to Amazon's The Summer I Turned Pretty. In 2021, he was announced as co-showrunner and executive producer of TNT's planned series based on the Liam Neeson film Unknown.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education
Weed is a graduate of Yale University (Class of 1993). According to a 2020 Yale Alumni Association event page, prior to working in television he worked as a playwright, science journalist, school teacher, and advance man for President Bill Clinton.[5]
Career
Weed's early television credits include the TNT medical drama Saved (2006), the Fox crime fantasy New Amsterdam (as a story editor in 2008), and CBS's science-based procedural Eleventh Hour (2008–09).[6]
In 2009 he joined NCIS: Los Angeles as an executive story editor and writer. His first produced episode, "Random on Purpose" (Season 1, Episode 9), is credited to Weed.[7] He also discussed his NCIS:LA work and the show's steampunk-inspired sequence in a contemporaneous Tor.com/Reactormag interview.[8]
Weed moved to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the 2010–11 season as a co-producer and writer. His episode "Mask" (Season 12, Episode 13) is credited to him as writer; showrunner Neal Baer later discussed the hour and Weed's script in a retrospective interview.[9]
In 2012, Weed served as a producer on Greg Berlanti's USA Network limited series Political Animals and co-wrote the episode "Lost Boys."[10][11]
From 2013 to 2015 he wrote on Syfy's Stephen King–inspired drama Haven. Episodes credited to Weed include "Much Ado About Mara" (2014) and "Morbidity" (2014), among others.[12][13]
Weed joined The CW's Arrow in 2015 as a co-executive producer and writer. His credits on the series include "Restoration" (with Wendy Mericle) and later episodes such as "Fundamentals" (2018).[14][2] Additional Arrow writing credits for Weed include "Fighting Fire with Fire" and "Dangerous Liaisons" (both 2017), and "Missing" (2017).[15][16][17]
In 2021, Weed was a co–executive producer on Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga (Season 1).[3] The same year, WarnerMedia announced Unknown (wt), a series in development at TNT based on the 2011 film, with Weed and Karl Gajdusek set as showrunners and executive producers.[18][19]
In 2022, Weed received a teleplay credit on The Summer I Turned Pretty (Episode "Summer Heat").[20]
Selected writing credits
- NCIS: Los Angeles — "Random on Purpose" (S1E9, 2009)[21]
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — "Mask" (S12E13, 2011)[22]
- Political Animals — "Lost Boys" (2012)[23]
- Haven — "Much Ado About Mara" (2014)[13]
- Arrow — "Restoration" (2015), "Fundamentals" (2018), among others[24][25]
Personal life
As of 2020, the Yale Alumni Association noted Weed lived in South Pasadena with his wife and triplet daughters.[5]
References
- ^ "TNT's "Unknown" (wt), Based on the Hit Movie, From Dark Castle Entertainment, In Development". WarnerMedia Pressroom (Press release). June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Arrow: Season 4, Episode 3 – "Restoration"". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Fate: The Winx Saga — Credits". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Speed Weed — Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "In Conversation: Speed Weed '93, Writer/Producer". Yale Alumni Association. August 6, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Speed Weed — Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "NCIS: Los Angeles — Season 1, Episode 9 "Random on Purpose"". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ VanderMeer, Jeff (October 26, 2009). "Speed Weed Comes Clean: Steampunk and NCIS: Los Angeles". Reactor (Tor.com). Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "SVU Season 12: "Mask"". Give Me My Remote. September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Political Animals — Episode 4 "Lost Boys"". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Variety Review: "Political Animals"". Variety. July 11, 2012. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Haven — Season 5 (credits listing includes Speed Weed)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b ""Much Ado About Mara" — Full credits". IMDb. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow: Season 6, Episode 18 — "Fundamentals" (#618) (Press release)". SpoilerTV (press materials). April 12, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow — "Fighting Fire with Fire" (#515) (Press release)". SpoilerTV. February 23, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow — "Dangerous Liaisons" (#519) (Press release)". SpoilerTV. April 14, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow — "Missing" (#522) (Press release)". SpoilerTV. May 4, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "'Unknown' Sequel Series in the Works at TNT". The Wrap (Press release). June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Unknown Sequel Series in the Works at TNT". Yahoo Entertainment (Press release). June 29, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Speed Weed — Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "NCIS: Los Angeles — Season 1, Episode 9". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "SVU Season 12: "Mask" (writer credit)". Give Me My Remote. September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Political Animals — Episode 4 "Lost Boys"". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow: Season 4, Episode 3 – "Restoration"". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ "Arrow — "Fundamentals" (#618) (Press release)". SpoilerTV. April 12, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
External links
- Speed Weed at IMDb
