---
name: "Debora Cahn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/debora-cahn"
fi1m_id: "debora-cahn"
imdb_id: "nm1263223"
tmdb_id: 1219520
wikidata_id: "Q5248140"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T18:18:24.652387+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Debora Cahn

## Identity

Debora Cahn

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/debora-cahn
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** debora-cahn
- **IMDb ID:** nm1263223
- **TMDB ID:** 1219520
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5248140
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debora_Cahn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5248140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1263223/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219520

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1950.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950
- **Active:** 1999–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Alex Graves](https://film.one/person/alex-graves.md), [Jessica Yu](https://film.one/person/jessica-yu.md), [John David Coles](https://film.one/person/john-david-coles.md), [Lesli Linka Glatter](https://film.one/person/lesli-linka-glatter.md), [Andrew Bernstein](https://film.one/person/andrew-bernstein.md), [Arlene Sanford](https://film.one/person/arlene-sanford.md), [Bill D'Elia](https://film.one/person/bill-delia.md), [Brad Carpenter](https://film.one/person/brad-carpenter.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as writer, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (1), 2000s 68 (1), 2010s 68 (2), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, War & Politics 2, Crime 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debora_Cahn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5248140, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1263223/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1219520

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Homeland*](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md) (78), [*Grey's Anatomy*](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md) (68), [*Fosse/Verdon*](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md) (58)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86)
- **Netflix:** [*The Diplomat*](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Debora Cahn is an American television writer and producer. She graduated from Barnard College and received a master’s degree in acting from the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.

Cahn began her career as a writer and producer on *The West Wing* (2002–2006). She later wrote for *Grey’s Anatomy* (2006–2013) and served as writer and executive producer on the final two seasons of *Homeland* (2018–2020). She created, wrote and serves as showrunner on the Netflix series *The Diplomat* (2023–). Other credits include writing for *Vinyl* (2016), *Fosse/Verdon* (2019) and the television film *Paterno* (2018).

Cahn has won two Writers Guild of America Awards.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Diplomat* (2023), Fi1m 76, Teleplay, Story, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), Fi1m 58, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *Homeland* (2011), Fi1m 78, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Writer, Teleplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Diplomat* (2023), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story, Creator — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-diplomat.md)
- *Fosse/Verdon* (2019), series, Writer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/tv/fosse-verdon.md)
- *Paterno* (2018), Writer
- *Vinyl* (2016), series, Writer
- *Homeland* (2011), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/homeland.md)
- *Private Practice* (2007), series, Writer
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, Writer, Supervising Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Writer, Producer, Co-Producer, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)

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