show was produced by J. J. Abrams and starred Karl Urban, but was canceled after one season. In 2014 he became executive producer and showrunner for The Expanse, an American space opera / mystery science fiction drama television series which premiered on Syfy channel in the United States on December 2015. He has also written twelve of the 62 episodes for the series. He is also serving in the same role for For All Mankind, an American TV series based on the premise that the Space Race didn't end with the conquest of the Moon, because the Soviets arrived there first. Awards and nominations He has earned a number of award nominations for his work, including two, 2003 and 2004 Emmy Award for CSI, a 2005 PGA Award and a 2006 Writers Guild of America Award nominations, shared with his fellow producers. He served as executive producer on CSI until 2010, and continues to write for the series, including the Trek-spoofing episode "A Space Oddity" featuring Liz Vassey, Wallace Langham, Kate Vernon, and Ronald D. Moore. Shankar also made his directing debut with the tenth season episode "Working Stiffs" (2009) for which he also wrote the story. This episode features Trek alumni Wallace Langham, Liz Vassey, Tracy Middendorf, and Tom Virtue. References External links 1964 births American male television writers American male writers of Indian descent American television directors American television producers American television writers Cornell University College of Engineering alumni Hugo Award-winning writers Living people