Dan Dworkin

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Dan Dworkin
BornDaniel Seth Dworkin
(1972-05-23) May 23, 1972 (age 51)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation Producer
Screenwriter
Notable works Matador
Revenge
Cold Case
Scream

Daniel Seth Dworkin [1] (born May 23, 1972) is an American screenwriter and television producer.

He and writing partner Jay Beattie, are best known for co-creating Matador [2] alongside Roberto Orci for Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network in 2014. The series starred Gabriel Luna, Alfred Molina, Nicky Whelan, Neil Hopkins, and Elizabeth Peña.

Together, Dan and Jay also developed MTV's Scream , an anthology television series, based on the popular horror film franchise, which premiered on June 30, 2015.

His other TV writing credits include: Revenge , The Event , Cold Case , Criminal Minds and American Horror Story: 1984 , the ninth season of the FX horror anthology television series, American Horror Story .

His short fiction has been published on Pseudopod [3] and Popcorn Fiction. [4]

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References

  1. "Dan Dworkin". IMDb .
  2. "El Rey Network Sets Premiere Dates for 'Matador', 'The Director's Chair'; Inks Licensing Deal with Celestial Pictures for Martial Arts Films". 26 February 2014.
  3. "PseudoPod 139: Old Ways". 24 April 2009.
  4. "Popcorn Fiction - The Valknut by Dan Dworkin". www.mulhollandbooks.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.