Doug Petrie
Douglas Petrie is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He co-wrote the screenplays for the Fantastic Four film and Harriet the Spy. He has also written for the television shows Angel, The 4400, Tru Calling and American Horror Story: Coven. He served as a co-executive producer and writer for two seasons on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and as a consulting producer and writer on the second season of Pushing Daisies.[1] He made a cameo on Joss Whedon's web-based film, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, as "Professor Normal". He served as co-executive producer on the first season of the Netflix show Daredevil, and took over as showrunner for its second season alongside Marco Ramirez.[2] In April 2016 Petrie and Ramirez were announced as showrunners of The Defenders, a miniseries that crosses over Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.[3]
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| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, director |
Early life
Petrie earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from William & Mary in 1985.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel credits
Petrie joined the Buffy writing staff in season three as a story editor. He was promoted to executive story editor in season four, co-producer in season five, supervising producer in season six, and finally co-executive producer midway through season seven.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- "Revelations"
- "Bad Girls"
- "Enemies"
- "The Initiative"
- "This Year's Girl"
- "The Yoko Factor"
- "No Place Like Home"
- "Fool for Love"
- "Checkpoint" (co-written with Jane Espenson)
- "The Weight of the World"
- "Flooded" (also director; co-written with Jane Espenson)
- "As You Were" (also director)
- "Two to Go"
- "Beneath You"
- "Bring on the Night" (co-written with Marti Noxon)
- "Get It Done" (also director)
- "End of Days" (co-written with Jane Espenson)
Angel
- "In the Dark"
- "The Trial" (teleplay; co-written with Tim Minear from a story by David Greenwalt)
See also
References
- "The @Nerdist Writers Series for May » Meltdown, Inc". Meltcomics.com. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- "Netflix Orders a Second Season of Marvel's Daredevil". Marvel.com. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- Strom, Marc (April 15, 2015). "Netflix Original Series 'Marvel's The Defenders' Finds Its Showrunners". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
