---
name: "Ed Bianchi"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ed-bianchi"
fi1m_id: "ed-bianchi"
imdb_id: "nm0080601"
tmdb_id: 167786
wikidata_id: "Q5334552"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "24 April 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "director"
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-07T15:22:45.765849+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."
---

# Ed Bianchi

## Identity

Ed Bianchi

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ed-bianchi
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ed-bianchi
- **IMDb ID:** nm0080601
- **TMDB ID:** 167786
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5334552
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Bianchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5334552, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080601/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/167786

Director. Born 24 April 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A..

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 24 April 1942, Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- **Active:** 1993–2018
- **Also known as:** Edward Bianchi
- **Frequently works with:** [Dan Attias](https://film.one/person/dan-attias.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Brad Anderson](https://film.one/person/brad-anderson.md), [Steve Shill](https://film.one/person/steve-shill.md), [Tim Van Patten](https://film.one/person/tim-van-patten.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md), [Eric Overmyer](https://film.one/person/eric-overmyer.md), [Jean de Segonzac](https://film.one/person/jean-de-segonzac.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as director, over 9 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 89 (1), 2000s 83 (5), 2010s 75 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 8 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Crime 6, Mystery 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Western 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Bianchi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5334552, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0080601/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/167786

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Deadwood*](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md) (91), [*The Wire*](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md) (90), [*Boardwalk Empire*](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*Mad Men*](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md) (88), [*Halt and Catch Fire*](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md) (84), [*The Killing*](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2011.md) (62)
- **Disney+:** [*Damages*](https://film.one/tv/damages.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Heroes*](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Edward Bianchi, also credited as Ed Bianchi, is an American television director and producer. Born on 24 April 1942 in Paterson, New Jersey, he began his career directing hundreds of commercials in the 1970s and 1980s for clients including American Express, Pepsi and Eastern Airlines, and was named Best Commercial Director of the Year in 1985.

Bianchi moved into episodic television in the late 1990s, directing episodes of *Homicide: Life on the Street* before working on prestige series such as *The Wire* (four episodes, 2002–2004), *Deadwood* (eight episodes across three seasons from 2004, also serving as producer on season two), *Mad Men* (2007) and *Boardwalk Empire* (seven episodes, 2011–2014). He has also directed for *Yellowstone*, *Billions* and *City on a Hill*.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *The Killing* (2011), Fi1m 62, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2011.md)
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Damages* (2007), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), Fi1m 88, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Deadwood* (2004), Fi1m 91, Producer, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *The Wire* (2002), Fi1m 90, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), Fi1m 89, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

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

- *City on a Hill* (2019), series, Director
- *Yellowstone* (2018), series, Director
- *Seven Seconds* (2018), series, Director
- *Get Shorty* (2017), series, Director
- *The Get Down* (2016), series, Director
- *Billions* (2016), series, Director
- *Bloodline* (2015), series, Director
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *TURN: Washington's Spies* (2014), series, Director
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, Director
- *Bates Motel* (2013), series, Director
- *Magic City* (2012), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer
- *The Killing* (2011), series, Director — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-killing-2011.md)
- *Lights Out* (2011), series, Director
- *Detroit 1-8-7* (2010), series, Director
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, Director — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Rubicon* (2010), series, Director
- *Men of a Certain Age* (2009), series, Director
- *Mercy* (2009), series, Director
- *Hawthorne* (2009), series, Director
- *The Unusuals* (2009), series, Director
- *Kings* (2009), series, Director
- *The Two Mr. Kissels* (2008), Director
- *Damages* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Mad Men* (2007), series, Director — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/mad-men.md)
- *John from Cincinnati* (2007), series, Director
- *Heroes* (2006), series, Director — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *Brotherhood* (2006), series, Director
- *The Bedford Diaries* (2006), series, Director
- *Heist* (2006), series, Director
- *The Jury* (2004), series, Director
- *Deadwood* (2004), series, Director, Producer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/deadwood.md)
- *Hack* (2002), series, Director
- *The Wire* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-wire.md)
- *The Beat* (2000), series, Director
- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), series, Director
- *Homicide: Life on the Street* (1993), series, Director — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/homicide-life-on-the-street.md)
- *Off and Running* (1991), Director
- *Sticky Fingers* (1988), as Diamond Johnny
- *Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce* (1986), Director
- *The Fan* (1981), Director
- *Times Square* (1980), Second Unit Director

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