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FEDERMAN
SCAIA
MONTENAT

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DEAD SQUAD delivers the goods
on every bloody front.
- JAVIER GRILLO-MARXUACH
(LOST, THE MIDDLEMAN)

Created and Written by

MATTHEW FEDERMAN &
STEPHEN SCAIA
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MATTHEW FEDERMAN Creator, Writer
Born in Philadelphia, Matthew spent too many family vacations going up and
down the East Coast to tour battleelds, cemeteries and designated national
heritage sites--the result of having teachers for
parents. The boredom of these long car trips
led to a lot of daydreaming and he eventually
became very good at making things up to
entertain himself. He one day came to
discover that he could actually make money
by writing down the things he imagined,
for other people. Now a writer, Matthew
is thankful that the iPhone had not been
invented during his formative years.
STEPHEN SCAIA Creator, Writer
Originally from the Midwest, Stephens
rst dream was to become Maverick
from the movie TOP GUN. After
realizing some harsh truths about his
eyesight and the amount of push-
ups required, he decided to attend
lm schoolto make movies like TOP
GUN instead. After graduating from
Emerson College, Stephen moved to
Los Angeles in pursuit of fortune and
glory. On his search, he had dozens
of odd jobs such as working as the
Concierge of the Beverly Hills Country
Club, directing industrial lms and
teaching history at a Yeshiva.
STEPHEN SCAIA
MATTHEW FEDERMAN
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