Brad Kern is a television producer and writer. He served as head writer and executive producer on the hit supernatural drama Charmed, on which he was showrunner for all eight seasons. Before that, he was showrunner and executive producer of the award-winning Fox series New York Undercover. Other previous credits include Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., and Hill Street Blues. He began in television as a staff writer on Remington Steele in 1985. He was one of the executive producers of the Fox action adventure drama Human Target. He is currently an executive producer on the second season of Beauty & the Beast airing on the CW.