Michael Edelstein

Michael Edelstein (born February 20, 1968) began his career in episodic television working CBS Entertainment.^[1] There he worked on a number of series on the network's primetime schedule such as CSI.^[2] He then went on to work for NBC Universal

Together with Marc Cherry and Tom Spezialy, Edelstein was one of the original executive producers for Desperate Housewives.^[3] The show won two Golden Globes for best comedy series and other nominations.^[4]

Edelstein has been executive producer for the thriller series Threat Matrix,^[5] and sitcom Hope & Faith,^[6] as well as telefilms Haunting Sarah,^[7] and Him and Us.^[8]

Edelstein worked on the 2009 space drama, Defying Gravity,^[1]

During his 7 years at NBC he worked with in-house production labels included Carnival which produced Downton Abbey,^[9] and Monkey Kingdom, which produced Made in Chelsea.^[10] Also Chocolate Media, a factual/entertainment label,^[11] and Lucky Giant, which specialises in comedy, notably Chris Guest's HBO/BBC television series Family Tree starring Chris O’Dowd.^[12]

Edelstein played a key role in identifying Matchbox Pictures, an Australian production company responsible for The Slap.^[13] Matchbox was acquired by NBCUniversal International Television Productions in 2013.^[14]

Edelstein was also involved in securing an equity stake in Canadian company Lark Productions, the producers responsible for Real Housewives of Vancouver.^[15]

On 13 April 2015, NBCUniversal, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and TF1 announced they had entered into an international co-production partnership to produce original US-style TV procedural dramas, including up to three new dramas over two years.^[16]

Edelstein was on the board of Working Title which produced drama and comedy programming for both UK and US broadcasters.^[17]

Edelstein left NBC Universal in 2017 with the end of his contract.