Safran attended the Horace Mann School prior to graduating from NYU Tisch with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in playwriting.
[3] He shared writing credits with director Shana Feste for the screenplay of the 2014 remake of the 1981 film Endless Love.
[4] Safran was the creator, executive producer and showrunner (seasons one and two) of the ABC thriller drama series Quantico.
[5][6] Recently, he was credited as the creator, executive producer and showrunner for the Netflix musical television series Soundtrack.
[7][8] He is set to create, executive produce and showrun the 2021 sequel series Gossip Girl for HBO Max.