Dan Erickson

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Dan Erickson
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Born
Daniel Earling Erickson

(1984-01-26) January 26, 1984 (age 39)
Olympia, Washington, U.S.
Alma materWestern Washington University (BA) NYU Tisch School of the Arts (MFA)
Occupations
  • Television screenwriter
  • producer
  • showrunner
Years active2011-present

Dan Erickson (born January 26, 1984) is an American television screenwriter, showrunner, and producer. He created, wrote and executive produced the psychological thriller television series Severance , starring Adam Scott and Britt Lower and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, which premiered on the Apple TV+ streaming service in February 2022. [1] [2] [3]

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Life and career

Erickson is from Olympia, Washington. [1] His parents are Mark and Lynn Erickson, a lawyer and a teacher respectively. He is a middle child, with an older brother named Matt and a younger sister named Hayley. [4] Erickson has stated that he is very close with both siblings, and that they inspired characters on Severance . [5]

He has written for Spike TV's Lip Sync Battle Pre-Show and worked in series development for now-defunct entertainment company Super Deluxe. [6]

In 2016, Erickson's pilot script for Severance was recognized by The Bloodlist. [7] [8] He later submitted the script as a writing sample to Ben Stiller’s Red Hour Productions, and Stiller decided to produce the project. [9] [10] In 2019, Apple TV+ picked up the project for a straight-to-series order with Endeavor Content serving as co-financer and producer. [11] Severance premiered on February 18, 2022 on Apple's streaming service to significant critical and audience acclaim. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

In September 2022, Erickson was named to the TIME100 Next list, which features "100 emerging leaders from around the world who are shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership." [19]

Acclaim for Erickson’s work continued in 2023 as he and the writers of Severance won twice at the 2023 Writers Guild of America Awards, winning Best New Series and Best Drama Series, respectively. [20]

Filmography

YearTitleWriterProducer
2011League of Wonder (short)YesNo
2016-2018Lip Sync Battle PreshowYesNo
2022- Severance YesYes

Awards and honors

Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2022 Severance (for "The We We Are")Best Writing in a Streaming SeriesWon [21]

Primetime Emmy Awards

YearNominated workCategoryResultRef.
2022 Severance (for "The We We Are") Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Nominated [22]

Peabody Award

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2022 Peabody Awards Entertainment Severance Won [23]

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