Zack Estrin

Zack Estrin (September 16, 1971 – September 23, 2022) was an American television producer and screenwriter.

Zack Estrin
Estrin at WonderCon 2018
Estrin at WonderCon 2018
BornSeptember 16, 1971
Woodland, California, U.S.
Died (aged 51)
Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Television producer
  • screenwriter
EducationUniversity of Southern California
SpouseKari
Children2

Estrin began his career as a writer and producer on Charmed, Dawson's Creek, and Tru Calling, before serving as a co-executive producer of Prison Break.[1][2] He was set to write the script of an ultimately unproduced spin-off, Prison Break: Cherry Hill, along with Prison Break's executive producer Matt Olmstead, both of whom conceived the idea for the spin-off with fellow executive producer, Dawn Parouse.[3] He was also a producer on the film Stranger than Fiction.[1]

From 2018 to 2021, he served as showrunner on the Netflix show Lost in Space.[4]

Personal life and death

Estrin was born in Woodland, California, and raised in Brooklyn, New York.[1] His father, Jonathan, was also a screenwriter.[5]

Estrin attended the University of Southern California.[2] He and his wife, Kari, had two daughters.[1]

On September 23, 2022, Estrin died while jogging in Hermosa Beach, California, after apparently going into cardiac arrest. He was 51, and was not known to be ill.[6]

References
  1. Nordyke, Kimberly (September 25, 2022). "Zack Estrin, Showrunner on Netflix's 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 51". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. Earl, William (September 25, 2022). "Zack Estrin, Writer-Producer Known for 'Prison Break' and 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 51". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. Grossberg, Josh (October 24, 2007). "Prison Break for Girls?". E!. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  4. Holloway, Daniel (June 29, 2016). "'Lost in Space' Reboot Ordered to Series by Netflix". Variety. ISSN 0042-2738. OCLC 810134503. Archived from the original on March 22, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  5. "Zack Estrin, writer-producer known for 'Prison Break' and 'Lost in Space,' dies at 51". NBCNews.com. Reuters. September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  6. Andreeva, Nellie (September 25, 2022). "Zack Estrin Dies: 'Lost In Space' Showrunner Was 51". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2022.


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