Matt Olmstead


Matt Olmstead is an American writer and producer for television shows.

Biography

Early life

Olmstead graduated from California State University, Chico in 1988. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an agent, who set him up with Steven Bochco. After 10 minutes of talking, Bochco offered him to write an episode for the show NYPD Blue.

Career

In 1993, Olmstead wrote for the television series NYPD Blue. The series was created by Steven Bochco and David Milch. It focused on a single homicide unit in New York City. Olmstead eventually became an Executive Producer of NYPD Blue, and became a Producer in 2002.
Olmstead worked as a writer on the series Brooklyn South in 1997. The series was created by Milch and Bochco along with William M. Finkelstein and ex-police officer Bill Clark. The show detailed the lives of a single precinct of police patrol officers. Olmstead wrote four episodes for the series first season. The series was canceled after completing its first season.
He also worked as a writer and producer for NYPD 2069 in 2004. In 2005, he was one of the creators of the show Blind Justice. He wrote the Pilot and Episode 3. The show was canceled in June 2005 after just 13 episodes.
In 2012, Olmstead joined Chicago Fire as an executive producer. In 2014, he co-created the spin-off Chicago P.D..

Stumptown (1 episode) (2019)

Olmstead is the co-creator of Chicago P.D. alongside Dick Wolf, and acts as the show's showrunner. He has written a number of episodes and is an executive producer on every episode.
Olmstead is the showrunner of Chicago Fire joining the show as an executive producer after the show's pilot. Olmstead has written a number of episodes and is an executive producer from episode 2 onwards.
Olmstead is credited for being a writer and an executive producer for the successful Fox network's television series, Prison Break.
Olmstead is credited for being a writer and an executive producer for the successful A&E's television series, Breakout Kings.
  1. Pilot – executive producer,
  2. Collected – executive producer
  3. The Bag Man – executive producer
  4. Out of the Mouths of Babes – executive producer
  5. Queen of Hearts – executive producer,
  6. Like Father, Like Son – executive producer
  7. Fun with Chemistry – executive producer
  8. Steaks – executive producer
  9. One for the Money – executive producer
  10. Paid in Full – executive producer
  11. Off the Beaten Path – executive producer
  12. There Are Rules – executive producer
  13. Where in the World Is Carmen Vega – executive producer
  14. An Unjust Death – executive producer
  15. Round Two – executive producer
  16. Double Down – executive producer
  17. Cruz Control – executive producer
  18. Self Help – executive producer
  19. I Smell Emmy – executive producer
  20. Ain't Love Grand? – executive producer
  21. SEALd Fate – executive producer
  22. Served Cold – executive producer
  23. Freakshow – executive producer

    ''Blind Justice'' (5 episodes)