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Dara Resnik
Born (1978-09-29) September 29, 1978 (age 45)
New York, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTufts University
University of Southern California
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1996–present
Children1

Dara Resnik (born September 29, 1978) is an American screenwriter, producer, and award-winning director involved in the writing and producing of television series I Love Dick, Marvel's Daredevil, and Shooter.[1][2][3] She is the co-creator and showrunner of Apple TV+’s Home Before Dark.[3][4]

Early life

Resnik was born and raised in

Russia who sold pianos including the prop pianos featured in the 1967 film The Producers
.

Resnik attended

Communications from Tufts University and a Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Producing from the University of Southern California
’s School of Cinematic Arts’ Peter Stark Producing Program .[5]

Career

Following a feature career as a writer for

Writers Guild of America Award
for Best New Series.

Resnik later wrote and produced

ABC Studios, Jane the Virgin for The CW, and USA Network’s Shooter. She was a co-executive producer for Marvel’s Daredevil series, which was released on Netflix in 2015, and Amazon’s series I Love Dick
.

Resnik was the creator, showrunner, and executive producer, along with writer and producer Dana Fox, of Home Before Dark, a Paramount series for Apple TV+ inspired by real-life 12-year-old crime reporter Hilde Lysiak. The mystery drama series focuses on the experiences of a young woman returning to "the small lakeside town her father left behind." [4] [6][7] [8][9] [10]

Resnik is currently showrunning The Horror of Dolores Roach for Amazon.

Resnik is a faculty member of the Peter Stark Producing Program and the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the University of Southern California and also teaches at the Sundance Institute Labs program.[11]

Awards

In 2004, Resnik's short film Great Lengths won two Gold awards at the

Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series.[12]

Personal life

Resnik is a single mom. She lives in Los Angeles with her daughter. Resnik participated in the LA Marathon and is involved at IKAR, a Los Angeles-based progressive Jewish congregation.[13]

Filmography

Television

Year
TV Series
 Credit/Role Notes Ref.
2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Writer [14]
2007-2009 Pushing Daisies Writer Nominated –
Writers Guild of America Award
for Best New Series		 [15]
2007 Sydney White Co-producer [16]
2013
Mistresses
 Writer, producer [17]
2013-2015 Castle Producer [18]
2015 Jane the Virgin Writer, producer [19]
2016-2017 Shooter Writer, producer [20]
2017 I Love Dick Writer, producer [21]
2018 Daredevil Writer, producer [22]
2019 Home Before Dark Creator, writer, producer [23]
2020 الآنسة فرح Arabic-language remake of Jane the Virgin; Writer [24]
2023 Echo Writer

Films

Year
Films
 Credit/Role Notes Ref.
2009 Legally Blondes Writer [25]

Short films

Year
Short Films
 Credit/Role Notes Ref.
2004 Great Lengths Director WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Award for Short Subject Film and Video

WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Gold Award for Independent Short Subject - Films & Video - Directing - Shorts

[26]

References

  1. ^ "One Degree from Kevin Bacon". ESME. 2 April 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "What We Know About 'Amazing Stories' and Other Shows Coming to Apple TV+". Variety. March 15, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Apple's Upcoming Drama Based on Child Journalist Hilde Lysiak Gains Lead Actress". MacRumors. August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Apple Reveals Titles For Several Of Its Original Series". Deadline. March 25, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dara Resnik Creasey". WritingPad. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. ^ "Paramount TV and Anonymous Content Sign Dana Fox to Overall Deal". Variety. March 28, 2019. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. ^ "'Florida Project' Star Cast in Lead Role of Apple's Hilde Lysiak Series". Variety. August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  8. ^ "Apple Orders Hilde Lysiak Series From Dana Fox, Dara Resnik". Variety. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  9. ^ "Hilde Lysiak-Inspired Mystery Gets Series Order at Apple". WomenAndHollywood.com. June 15, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Apple Orders Hilde Lysiak Mystery Series". The Hollywood Reporter. June 13, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Inaugural Sundance Institute, YouTube New Voices Lab Incubates Next Generation of Digital Creativity". Sundance Institute. November 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "Dara Resnik - Awards". IMDB. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  13. ^ Miller, Gerri (April 20, 2020). "A fourth grader solves a murder in Home Before Dark". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
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