David Schulner

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

Career

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

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