Kevin Arkadie, co-creator of New York Undercover, passes away at 68

Arkadie, who resided in Los Angeles, died on Wednesday, as confirmed by his relatives on social media.

Kevin Arkadie, the acclaimed writer and two-time Emmy-nominated producer who collaborated with Dick Wolf to create the television show New York Undercover, has passed away at the age of 68.

Arkadie, who resided in Los Angeles, died on Wednesday, as confirmed by his relatives on social media. In July, he had shared a video on Instagram mentioning that he was coping with kidney failure.

His cousin and fellow producer L True Green paid tribute on Facebook, writing, “He has forever changed the landscape of creativity … he is the reason I have remained in the arts as a writer today. This man right here was one of America’s greatest storytellers."

Born in Washington on December 10, 1957, Arkadie later moved to Maryland and then to Dallas, where he earned a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University. He eventually settled in Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment, securing a staff writer position on the NBC drama series I’ll Fly Away from 1991 to 1993.

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Throughout his illustrious career, Arkadie worked on numerous shows, including Knightwatch, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Law & Order, High Incident, Rescue 77, The Temptations, Ambitions, The Quad, and Sacrifice, NYPD Blue, Chicago Hope, and The Shield.

He received Emmy nominations in 1996 and 1998 for the prestigious Outstanding Drama Series award for his producing work on Chicago Hope and NYPD Blue. Additionally, he won a WGA America Award in 2006 for his contributions to the Noggin series Miracle’s Boys.