Reaper  (Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 p.m., E.T. on The CW)

TARA BUTTERS AND MICHELE FAZEKAS, creators and executive producers

Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters met as assistants on the hit series "The X-Files" and have been writing partners for nine years. They spent five years as writer-producers on the highly rated police drama "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," for which they received two Writers Guild Award nominations in 2004. Prior to their work on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," they wrote for the critically-acclaimed series "Ed" and the family drama "Get Real." In 2007, Michele and Tara created "Reaper," a supernatural comedy, for The CW network.

MARK GORDON, executive producer

Mark Gordon has over 60 motion pictures and television programs to his credit.

With the start of the Fall '07 season, Gordon will have five series on the air, including "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice," "Criminal Minds," "Army Wives" and "Reaper."

Gordon's most current motion picture releases include "Talk to Me," starring Don Cheadle; "The Hoax," starring Richard Gere; and "The Painted Veil," starring Edward Norton and Naomi Watts. Gordon is currently in post-production on "10,000 B.C.," directed by Roland Emmerich.

Among Gordon's other motion picture credits are such international blockbusters as "The Day After Tomorrow," "The Patriot," "Speed" and the multiple award-winning "Saving Private Ryan."

He has been nominated for an Academy Award and is the recipient of multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Producers Guild of America awards.

Gordon serves on the boards of the Producers Guild of America, the Virginia Film Festival, Teach for America, Los Angeles and Seeds Elementary School at University of California, Los Angeles. He is a graduate of New York University Film School.

DEBORAH SPERA, executive producer

Deborah Spera is currently serving as President of The Mark Gordon Television Company, where she oversees a prolific slate of programming, including "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice," and serves as an executive producer on "Criminal Minds," "Army Wives" and "Reaper."

Previously, Spera served for eight years as Vice President of Movies, Minis and Series at Showtime Networks. She developed and worked on over 30 projects, several of which garnered Emmy, Golden Globe and Peabody nominations and wins. Some of those credits include "This American Life," "The Baby Dance," "Wild Iris," "12 Angry Men," "Inherit the Wind," "On the Beach," "Rocky Marciano," "Freak City" and "10,000 Black Men Named George."

Before Showtime, Deborah was in features at Eden Roc Pictures and New Regency Productions, where she worked on films such as "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?," "Under Siege," "Free Willy," "Sommersby," "The Mambo Kings," "Guilty by Suspicion" and "JFK."

TOM SPEZIALY, executive producer

Tom Spezialy has written and produced on an eclectic collection of television programs.

Spezialy served as executive producer on the wildly popular, dark satire, "Desperate Housewives," which has won Golden Globe Awards for both season one and two. He also served as executive producer on the Showtime black comedy "Dead Like Me," and co-executive producer on the crime drama "The District," the family drama "Get Real" and the romantic comedies "Ed" and "Jack & Jill." Other writing credits include "Veronica's Closet," "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "Players" and "Weird Science."

Spezialy currently lives in Los Angeles.