Bianchi joined the crew of Deadwood of the HBO western drama '' Deadwood '' as a director for the first season in 2004 . The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West . Bianchi directed the episodes " The Trial of Jack McCall " and " No Other Sons or Daughters " . Bianchi was hired as a producer for the second season in 2005 and continued to regularly direct episodes . He directed the two part season premiere " A Lie Agreed Upon " , " Amalgamation and Capital " and the season finale " Boy-the-Earth-Talks-To " . Bianchi and the production staff were nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the 57th Primetime Emmy Awards for their work on the second season . Bianchi left the production staff after the second season but returned as a director for the third and final season in 2006 . He directed the episodes " Full Faith and Credit " and " Leviathan Smiles " . In 2011 he joined the show creator Mitch Glazer as co executive producer of the STARZ 's original series Magic City . It focus on the hotel business in 1959 in Miami Beach . He directed 4 of the 8 episodes in the first season and season 4 - Episode 13 , “ Toast Ca n’t Never Be Bread ” Bianchi is married to Carla Bianchi who appeared on '' Deadwood '' as the character of Mary Stokes and in '' Magic City '' as the character Peggy Reef . The couple have three children : Adam , Alan and Stella
57th Primetime Emmy Awards
57th Primetime Emmy Awards
Ed Bianchi