David Schulner is an American television writer and producer best known for creating New Amsterdam.

Career

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Schulner's career began in the late 1990s, working on Once and Again. He would write for multiple television series in different genres. In 2015, he would replace Josh Friedman as showrunner of Emerald City,[1] a dark, edgy version of The Wizard of Oz for Universal Television.[2] Schulner would then adapt Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, now titled New Amsterdam, that premiered on September 25, 2018 on NBC and concluded on January 17, 2023, with 89 episodes over five seasons.[3]

His production company is Mount Moriah. The company signed an overall deal with Universal Television.[4]

Television filmography

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Year Title Writer Executive
Producer
Showrunner Creator Notes
1999 Once and Again Yes No No No
2002 MDs Yes No No No story editor
2003 Everwood Yes No No No executive story editor
2003–2004) Miss Match Yes No No No
2004-2005 Desperate Housewives Yes No No No co-producer
2006 What About Brian No No No No co-producer
2007 Tell Me You Love Me Yes No No No producer
2008 The Oaks Yes Yes No Yes
2009 Kings Yes Yes No No
2010–2011 The Event Yes Yes No No
2013 Do No Harm Yes Yes No Yes
2017 Emerald City Yes Yes Yes No
2018 Reverie Yes Yes No No
2018–2023 New Amsterdam Yes Yes Yes Yes
2022 Hayat Bugün Yes No Yes Yes Turkish-language remake of New Amsterdam

References

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  1. ^ Nemiroff, Perri (July 14, 2015). "Tarsem Singh Set to Direct All 10 Episodes of NBC's EMERALD CITY". Collider. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2013). "NBC Buys 'Wizard Of Oz' Drama From Matt Arnold As Frank Baum's Classic Becomes The Hottest TV Property This Season". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 25, 2017). "NBC Nabs 'Bellevue' Medical Drama From David Schulner & Peter Horton As Put Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  4. ^ , Thorne, Will (2020-02-06). "'New Amsterdam' Creator David Schulner Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
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