Dan Perrault

Dan Perrault is an American television writer and producer. He is best-known for the TV series American Vandal, for which he won a Peabody Award.[1]

Dan Perrault
Born
Massachusetts, United States of America
Occupation(s)Writer, Producer
Known forCo-creator of American Vandal

Career

In 2011, Perrault co-founded the production company Woodhead Entertainment along with his long-time writing partner, Tony Yacenda, and producing partner, Sean Carrigan.[2]

In 2016, Perrault served as co-creator, writer and executive producer for the crime mockumentary series American Vandal on Netflix.[3]

In 2021, Universal Pictures purchased the rights to Perrault's original screenplay, Strays. Josh Greenbaum directed the film, with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller producing.[4]

Also in 2021, Perrault served as co-creator, writer and executive producer for Players on Paramount+ along with Tony Yacenda.[5]

American Vandal

Perrault created, wrote and executive produced season 1 of American Vandal and returned for season 2.[6] American Vandal was Netflix's most binge-watched show of 2017.[7][8] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment.[9] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Note(s)
2017-18American VandalCreator16 episodes
2022Players10 episodes
2023StraysWriter

References
  1. Cutler, Jacqueline (2018-05-18). "Why Honoring Socially Conscious Storytelling Is Key to Peabody Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. Zuckerman, Esther (14 September 2017). "American Vandal Makes Fun of Making a Murderer, with Netflix's Blessing". Vanity Fair Blogs.
  3. Team, The Deadline (6 January 2017). "2017 Netflix Pilots". Deadline.
  4. Donnelly, Matt (27 May 2021). "Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Picturestart Set Live-Action Comedy 'Strays' at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  5. Porter, Rick (27 August 2021). "'American Vandal' Creators Land Esports Comedy at Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. "'American Vandal' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  7. "2017 on Netflix - A Year in Bingeing". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  8. Feldman, Dana. "The Most Binged Shows On Netflix In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. "Entertainment, Children's & Youth Winners Named". www.peabodyawards.com. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  10. Chow, Andrew R. (12 July 2018). "2018 Emmy Awards: Here Are the Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
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