Starz Chief Executive Officer Chris Albrecht today announced a third season of Da Vinci's Demons has been greenlit. The historical fantasy, created and executive produced by David S. Goyer and produced by Adjacent Productions, follows the 'untold' story of the world's greatest genius, Leonardo da Vinci, during his turbulent youth in Renaissance Florence.John Shiban joins Da Vinci's Demons season three as executive producer and showrunner. Shiban began his career as a staff writer on FOX's The X-Files. During his stint on the celebrated FOX series, Shiban wrote or co-wrote over twenty episodes and served as executive producer by the end of the series' nine-year run. His writing on The X-Files garnered him an Emmy nomination. As a producer, Shiban has also been honored with a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Dramatic Series for The X-Files. Shiban joined AMC's Breaking Bad as a consulting producer in its second season, penning several episodes of the acclaimed series. He received a WGA Award nomination for Episodic Drama for the episode "Phoenix" and wrote and directed Season Three's penultimate episode "Sunset." On AMC's Hell on Wheels, Shiban served as executive producer and showrunner, writing and directing numerous episodes.