John Stephens is an American television producer, screenwriter and director best known for his work on The O.C., Gilmore Girls and Gotham.

In June, 2008, it was revealed that he had been hired to be executive producer of Gossip Girl.

It was also revealed that under the deal Stephens would develop new shows for Warner Bros.

[2] He is the author of the children's fantasy series The Books of Beginning, the first one called The Emerald Atlas, the second The Fire Chronicle and the third The Black Reckoning.

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