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Daniel Seth Dworkin[1] (born May 23, 1972) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He and writing partner Jay Beattie are best known for co-creating Matador [2] alongside Roberto Orci for Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network in 2014. The series starred Gabriel Luna, Alfred Molina, Nicky Whelan, Neil Hopkins, and Elizabeth Peña.

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Together, Dan and Jay also developed MTV's Scream, an anthology television series, based on the popular horror film franchise, which premiered on June 30, 2015.

His other TV writing credits include: Revenge, The Event, Cold Case, Criminal Minds and American Horror Story: 1984, the ninth season of the FX horror anthology television series, American Horror Story.

His short fiction has been published on Pseudopod[3] and Popcorn Fiction.[4]

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''Dan Dworkin'' is an American screenwriter and television producer best known for his long-term collaboration with writing partner Jay Beattie, with whom he has co-created and executive produced genre series including Matador and The Crossing. Their work together often focuses on thriller and action storytelling, as seen in Matador, where they served as co-writers and showrunners for the El Rey Network series, and in The Crossing, which they created for ABC. Dworkin has built a career across major networks and platforms, contributing as a writer, co-executive producer, and supervising producer on shows such as Criminal Minds and Revenge, and developing the pilot for MTV's Scream series. He has also written and produced for The Event and Surface, while taking on consulting producer and writing duties for more recent projects including Star Trek: Discovery, American Horror Story, Outer Banks, and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. In addition to television, Dworkin has worked on feature film screenplays, including the upcoming horror project Inground. His contributions to drama and genre television, frequently in partnership with Beattie, have established him as a versatile figure in the industry, with executive producing credits on adaptations such as the NBC series based on Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol.

Early life

Early life and background

Daniel Seth Dworkin was born on May 23, 1972, in San Diego, California, USA. Little additional information is publicly available regarding his early life prior to entering the entertainment industry.

Career

Early career (2003–2009)

Dan Dworkin entered the television industry in 2003 as an executive story editor on the NBC police procedural Dragnet, where he contributed to two episodes during the 2003–2004 season. He continued in the same role on the CBS series Cold Case from 2004 to 2005, serving as executive story editor for 22 episodes. In 2005, Dworkin moved into a producer position on the NBC science fiction series Surface, earning producer credit on 14 episodes across the show's 2005–2006 run. The following year, he served as supervising producer on the Fox mystery thriller Vanished, receiving credit for 12 episodes in 2006. Dworkin advanced to co-executive producer and writer on the CBS procedural Criminal Minds from 2007 to 2009, where he was credited as producer on 45 episodes and wrote 8 episodes. In 2009, he took on the role of co-executive producer on the NBC medical drama Mercy, credited on 7 episodes and writing 3 of them. That same year, he also worked as writer and producer on the television movie Action Auto. These early positions established his experience across procedural, sci-fi, and network drama formats.

Network dramas and executive roles (2010–2014)

In the early 2010s, Dan Dworkin advanced to prominent writing and producing roles on high-profile network dramas, marking his transition from staff writer positions to co-executive producer status. He served as co-executive producer and writer on NBC's conspiracy thriller The Event (2010–2011), receiving producer credit on 21 episodes and writing five episodes that contributed to the series' intricate plot involving extraterrestrial conspiracies and government cover-ups. Dworkin next joined ABC's revenge drama Revenge (2011–2013) as consulting producer and writer, where he collaborated with future frequent partner Jay Beattie. He earned consulting producer credit on 43 episodes and wrote seven episodes during his tenure on the series. The period peaked with Dworkin's first major creator credit on the action-drama Matador (2014), which he co-created with Jay Beattie and Roberto Orci for Robert Rodriguez's El Rey Network. He also served as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Beattie on the 13-episode series, which starred Gabriel Luna as Tony Bravo, a professional soccer player covertly operating as a DEA agent infiltrating a criminal organization. The show blended espionage, humor, and high-stakes action but received no major awards.

Co-creations and genre series (2015–2019)

During the period from 2015 to 2019, Dan Dworkin shifted his focus toward genre television, contributing as a writer, producer, and creator to several horror and science fiction series. He developed and wrote extensively for Scream: The TV Series, the MTV anthology adaptation of the horror film franchise, where he served as a primary writer across its entire run, contributing to 29 episodes. In 2015, Dworkin worked as consulting producer and writer on Scorpion, handling five episodes in his producer role and penning one installment of the CBS action-drama series featuring high-stakes problem-solving. The following year, he served as co-executive producer and writer on the ABC biblical drama Of Kings and Prophets, contributing to one episode. Dworkin co-created The Crossing with Jay Beattie in 2018, a science fiction series exploring time travel and refugee crises; he served as executive producer and writer across the show's 11 episodes on ABC. This project marked a continued collaboration with Beattie that extended into other genre work. In 2019, Dworkin took on consulting producer and writer duties on Star Trek: Discovery, contributing to seven episodes as producer and writing one installment of the CBS All Access science fiction series. That same year, he joined American Horror Story in similar capacities, serving as consulting producer for nine episodes and writing one on the FX horror anthology. These roles highlighted Dworkin's growing emphasis on high-concept genre storytelling during this phase of his career.

Recent consulting and showrunning work (2020–present)

Since 2020, Dan Dworkin has focused on consulting producer roles and occasional writing assignments across several high-profile television series, often in the thriller and genre space. In 2020, he served as consulting producer and writer on the first season of Netflix's Outer Banks, receiving producer credit on 10 episodes and penning one episode. He then acted as executive producer (showrunner) and writer on the 2021 Peacock series Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol, which comprised 10 episodes before its cancellation after one season. In 2022, he contributed as a writer on one episode of the Showtime revival American Gigolo. Dworkin has continued consulting work on anthology and franchise series. He is credited as consulting producer on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for 9 episodes in its upcoming 2026 slate. He is also attached to write the screenplay for the pre-production feature Inground. Much of this recent work reflects his ongoing collaboration with writing partner Jay Beattie.

Partnership with Jay Beattie

Collaboration with Jay Beattie

Dan Dworkin has maintained a long-term writing and producing partnership with Jay Beattie, collaborating frequently on television projects since 2005. Together they have shared co-writing, co-producing, and co-creator credits across multiple series, often working as a team on development, scripting, and showrunning duties. Dworkin and Beattie co-created the action drama series Matador in 2014 for the El Rey Network, alongside Roberto Orci and Andrew Orci, with both serving as executive producers and showrunners. In 2018, the duo co-created the science fiction drama The Crossing for ABC, again acting as executive producers and showrunners for the series. They also jointly developed and received creator credit on the MTV anthology horror series Scream (2015–2019), alongside Jill E. Blotevogel and Brett Matthews. The pair have additionally shared writing credits on other network dramas, including episodes of Revenge and a 2015 episode of Scorpion titled "Young Hearts Spark Fire." These repeated collaborations reflect a consistent professional alliance across various networks and genres.

Other work

Short fiction

Dan Dworkin has published a small number of short stories in the horror genre, distinct from his primary career in television writing. His story "Old Ways" appeared in the horror fiction podcast Pseudopod in 2009. "The Valknut" was published on the online magazine Popcorn Fiction, though the site is now defunct and only accessible via archived versions. These represent his known contributions to short fiction, with no additional published stories identified.
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