Angela Kang
Encyclopedia
Angela Kang is an American television writer currently serving as a writer and story editor on the second season
of the AMC horror/drama series The Walking Dead
.
in English and Theater from Occidental College
in Los Angeles, California
, after which she had several short stories and poems published and also wrote a number of plays. She eventually returned to school, where she received a Master of Fine Arts
degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California
. Her first job in the television industry came when she worked as an intern for the ABC
medical drama series Grey's Anatomy
and Private Practice.
post-apocalyptic series Day One
, which she got coming out of graduate school. Shortly thereafter she was hired as a staff writer on the short-lived FX series Terriers
, of which she wrote two episodes. In 2011, she joined the writing staff of the acclaimed horror series The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead (season 2)
The second season of AMC's television series The Walking Dead premiered on October 16, 2011 on AMC and will feature 13 episodes. The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, who...
of the AMC horror/drama series The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead (TV series)
The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont and based on the ongoing comic book series, The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard...
.
Education and early career
Kang received a Bachelor of ArtsBachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in English and Theater from Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, after which she had several short stories and poems published and also wrote a number of plays. She eventually returned to school, where she received a Master of Fine Arts
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
. Her first job in the television industry came when she worked as an intern for the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
medical drama series Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
and Private Practice.
Television career
Her first job as a staff writer was for the unaired NBCNBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
post-apocalyptic series Day One
Day One (TV series)
Day One is a planned NBC sci-fi television movie—originally a TV series pilot—about apartment residents that survive an unknown worldwide cataclysm, that destroys modern infrastructure. The movie/pilot was directed by Alex Graves, who previously directed the pilot episodes for the Fox TV series...
, which she got coming out of graduate school. Shortly thereafter she was hired as a staff writer on the short-lived FX series Terriers
Terriers (TV series)
Terriers is an American crime comedy-drama television series created by Ted Griffin for FX. It premiered on September 8, 2010. The show was canceled by FX on December 6, 2010 after the first season.-Premise:...
, of which she wrote two episodes. In 2011, she joined the writing staff of the acclaimed horror series The Walking Dead.
Terriers episodes
- "Ring-a-Ding-Ding" (1.06)
- "Quid Pro Quo" (1.12) (co-written with Leslye Headland)
The Walking Dead episodes
- "SecretsSecrets (The Walking Dead)"Secrets" is the sixth episode of the second season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC in the United States on November 20, 2011.-Plot:...
" (2.06)