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Ryan Swanson
Head Writer, Showrunner, Executive Producer
5&2 Studios
The Chosen & The Chosen Adventures
Ryan is a screenwriter and producer from St. Paul, Minnesota. He was educated at Macalester College before moving to Los Angeles where he worked extensively in feature film development with Academy Award winner, Akiva Goldsman. His TV credits include work on JJ Abrams' Fringe and the global phenomenon, The Chosen. In addition to his ongoing work on The Chosen series as co-writer and executive producer, Ryan penned the adaptation of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever for Lionsgate and is the showrunner and executive producer of the upcoming animated series, The Chosen Adventures.
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