George Mastras
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George Mastras is an American author, television writer and producer. He has worked on all four seasons of the AMC
AMC (TV network)
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 drama Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
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. He won the Pen USA Literary Award in 2009, and was nominated for a 2010 Prime Time Emmy Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award
Edgar Award
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, and four Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards
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, for his work on the series. Mastras is also the author of the novel Fidali's Way (Scribner 2009).

Biography

Mastras began writing for television in 2006 for the series The Evidence
The Evidence (TV series)
The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that debuted on March 22, 2006 on ABC. The series starred Rob Estes, Orlando Jones, and Martin Landau.-Summary:...

. He wrote the first season episode "Stringers". In 2007 he became a writer for the short-lived science fiction series The Dresden Files
The Dresden Files (TV series)
The Dresden Files is an American television series based on the books by Jim Butcher. It premiered January 21, 2007 on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States and on Space in Canada. It was picked up by Sky One in the UK and began airing on February 14, 2007.The series ran for a single season of...

and wrote the episodes "The Boone Identity" and "The Other Dick".

Mastras joined the writing staff of the first season
Breaking Bad (season 1)
The first season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on January 20, 2008 and concluded on March 9, 2008. It consisted of seven episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length, except the pilot episode which runs approximately 57 minutes. AMC broadcast the first...

 of Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad
Breaking Bad is an American television drama series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and produced in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Breaking Bad is the story of Walter White , a struggling high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer at the beginning of the series...

in 2008 as a story editor. He wrote the first season episode "Crazy Handful of Nothin'". The first season writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award
Writers Guild of America Award
The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949...

 for best new series at the February 2009 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2008
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2008. Winners were announced on February 7, 2009.-Best Adapted Screenplay:...

. Mastras won the PEN Center USA West Literary Award for best teleply for "Crazy Handful of Nothin'". Mastras was promoted to executive story editor for the second season
Breaking Bad (season 2)
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. He wrote the second season episodes "Grilled" and "Mandala". Mastras was nominated for the 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Episode for "Grilled." The second season writing staff were nominated for the WGA award for Best Drama Series at the February 2010 ceremony
Writers Guild of America Awards 2009
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 for their work on the second season. Mastras was promoted to producer for the third season
Breaking Bad (season 3)
The third season of the American television drama series Breaking Bad premiered on March 21, 2010 and concluded on June 13, 2010. It consisted of 13 episodes, each running approximately 47 minutes in length. AMC broadcast the third season on Sundays at 10:00 pm in the United States...

 and continued to write episodes. During the third season, he wrote the episode "I.F.T." and co-wrote "Kafkaesque." Mastras was individually nominated for the 2011 WGA Award in the Best Episodic Drama category for his episode "I.F.T.". He was also nominated for the 2011 WGA Award in the category of Best Drama Series along with the third season writing staff. He was nominated for an Emmy in the category of Best Drama (2010) in connection with his work as a writer/producer of the third season. Mastras was promoted to supervising producer for the fourth season in 2011.

Mastras is the author of the novel Fidali's Way (Scribner 2009), a literary thriller that takes place in the war-torn Tribal Areas of Pakistan and Kashmir, where he has traveled. Mastras grew up in Boston, received his B.A. from Yale, and a J.D. degree from UCLA Law. Prior to writing, he worked as a criminal investigator for the public defender’s office, a counselor at a juvenile correctional facility, and a defense litigator in New York and Los Angeles. Mastras was awarded the ABC/Walt Disney Studios Writer's Fellowship in 2005.
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