Marco Ramirez is an American television producer, screenwriter, and playwright who is best known for his work on the Netflix shows Daredevil and The Defenders , and for co-creating the revival of The Twilight Zone .
His writing credits include Sons of Anarchy , Orange Is the New Black , and Fear the Walking Dead . Ramirez worked as both a writer and producer for the first two seasons of Da Vinci's Demons . [1] He began his work on the first season of the Netflix show Daredevil as a writer and executive producer. [2] Alongside Douglas Petrie, he took over as the series' showrunner for the second season, and April 2016, they were announced as the creators of the Marvel crossover miniseries The Defenders . [3] Ramirez worked with Simon Kinberg and Jordan Peele to create the third revival of the CBS science fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone . [4]
Outside television, Marco Ramirez wrote his debut Off Broadway play called The Royale, which premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2016. [5] Since then, he has received Drama Desk and Helen Hayes nominations, and won the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Playwriting Award for the play. [6]
Ramierez also wrote the book for the musical Buena Vista Social Club , based on the album of the same name, which premiered on Broadway in 2025. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for his work on the show. [7]