Amy Berg (born May 5) [1] is an American screenwriter and television showrunner.
Amy Berg (born May 5) [1] is an American screenwriter and television showrunner.
Berg grew up in Castro Valley, California. [2]
Berg has worked in various writer, producer, and showrunner capacities on TV shows including All That , The Amanda Show , [3] Counterpart , Jack Ryan , The Alienist , Da Vinci's Demons , Person of Interest , Eureka , [4] Leverage , and The 4400 . [5] [6] Her other television credits include Boomtown , Threshold and Warrior Nun.
Berg was a featured performer at w00tstock 3.0 during San Diego Comic Con in 2011. In September 2011, she made a guest appearance as herself in an episode of Felicia Day's web series The Guild . In May 2013 she made a guest appearance as herself in an episode of Wil Wheaton's web series TableTop . [7]
On April 15, 2019, Berg joined several other writers in firing their agents as part of the WGA's stand against the ATA and the practice of packaging. [8]
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