# Dara Resnik > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dara_Resnik > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Dara_Resnik.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Resnik > Source revision: 1354223510 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American filmmaker}} {{Infobox person | name = Dara Resnik | image =Dara Resnik at Wondercon 2025.jpg | caption = Resnik in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1978|09|29}} | birth_place = [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York), U.S. | alma_mater = [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University)
[University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) | occupation = [Screenwriter](/source/Screenwriter) | years_active = 1996–present | children = 1 }} '''Dara Resnik''' (born September 29, 1978) is an American [screenwriter](/source/screenwriter), [producer](/source/Television_producer), and award-winning [director](/source/Television_director) involved in the writing and producing of television series ''[I Love Dick](/source/I_Love_Dick_(TV_series))'', ''[Marvel's Daredevil](/source/Daredevil_(TV_series))'', and ''[Shooter](/source/Shooter_(TV_series))''.{{cite web | title=One Degree from Kevin Bacon | url=https://esme.com/single-mom-showcase/short-film/producer-dara-resnik-single-mom-with-a-hollywood-career | publisher=ESME | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=2 April 2017}}{{cite web | title=What We Know About 'Amazing Stories' and Other Shows Coming to Apple TV+ | url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/apple-tv-plus-amazing-stories-morning-show-1203171782/ | work=Variety | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=March 15, 2019}}{{cite web | title=Apple's Upcoming Drama Based on Child Journalist Hilde Lysiak Gains Lead Actress | url= https://www.macrumors.com/2018/08/17/apple-child-journalist-drama-lead-actress/ | publisher=MacRumors | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=August 17, 2018}} She is the co-creator and showrunner of [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B)’s ''[Home Before Dark](/source/Home_Before_Dark_(TV_series))''.{{cite web | title=Apple Reveals Titles For Several Of Its Original Series | url= https://deadline.com/2019/03/apple-new-series-titles-mythic-quest-truth-be-told-home-after-dark-for-all-mankind-more-1202582416/ | publisher=Deadline | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=March 25, 2019}} ==Early life== Resnik was born and raised in [New York, New York](/source/New_York%2C_New_York). She is the daughter of Richard and Elise Resnik. Her father is a corporate and real estate [attorney](/source/Lawyer) and her paternal grandfather was a [Jewish](/source/Jewish) immigrant from [Russia](/source/Russian_Jews) who sold pianos including the prop pianos featured in the 1967 film ''[The Producers](/source/The_Producers_(1967_film))''. Resnik attended [The Dalton School](/source/The_Dalton_School) and later earned a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in [Economics](/source/Economics) and [Communications](/source/Communications) from [Tufts University](/source/Tufts_University) and a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) in Motion Picture Producing from the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California)’s School of Cinematic Arts’ Peter Stark Producing Program .{{cite web | title=Dara Resnik Creasey | url=https://writingpad.com/teachers/dara-resnik-creasey/ | publisher=WritingPad | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=}} ==Career== Following a feature career as a writer for ''[Legally Blondes](/source/Legally_Blondes)'' and a co-producer on [Sydney White](/source/Sydney_White), Resnik was a writer for [Aaron Sorkin](/source/Aaron_Sorkin)’s ''[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip](/source/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip)'' in 2007 and the comedy series ''[Pushing Daisies](/source/Pushing_Daisies)'', which was nominated in 2008 for a [Writers Guild of America Award](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for Best New Series. Resnik later wrote and produced ''[Mistresses](/source/Mistresses_(American_TV_series))'' and ''[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))'' for [ABC Studios](/source/ABC_Studios), ''[Jane the Virgin](/source/Jane_the_Virgin)'' for [The CW](/source/The_CW), and [USA Network](/source/USA_Network)’s ''[Shooter](/source/Shooter_(TV_series))''. She was a co-executive producer for [Marvel](/source/Marvel_Television)’s ''[Daredevil](/source/Daredevil_(TV_series))'' series, which was released on [Netflix](/source/Netflix) in 2015, and [Amazon](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video)’s series ''[I Love Dick](/source/I_Love_Dick_(TV_series))''. Resnik was the creator, showrunner, and executive producer, along with writer and producer [Dana Fox](/source/Dana_Fox), of ''[Home Before Dark](/source/Home_Before_Dark_(TV_series))'', a [Paramount](/source/Paramount_Television) series for [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B) inspired by real-life 12-year-old crime reporter [Hilde Lysiak](/source/Hilde_Lysiak). The [mystery](/source/mystery_film) [drama](/source/drama) series focuses on the experiences of a young woman returning to "the small lakeside town her father left behind." {{cite web | title=Paramount TV and Anonymous Content Sign Dana Fox to Overall Deal | url= https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/paramount-tv-anonymous-content-dana-fox-overall-deal-1203174993/ | work=Variety | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=March 28, 2019}}{{cite web | title='Florida Project' Star Cast in Lead Role of Apple's Hilde Lysiak Series | url= https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/florida-project-brooklynn-prince-apple-hilde-lysiak-1202909009/ | work=Variety | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=August 17, 2018}} {{cite web | title=Apple Orders Hilde Lysiak Series From Dana Fox, Dara Resnik | url= https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hilde-lysiak-apple-series-1202844451/ | work=Variety | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=June 13, 2018}}{{cite web | title=Hilde Lysiak-Inspired Mystery Gets Series Order at Apple | url= https://womenandhollywood.com/hilde-lysiak-inspired-mystery-gets-series-order-at-apple/ | publisher=WomenAndHollywood.com | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=June 15, 2018}} {{cite web | title=Apple Orders Hilde Lysiak Mystery Series | url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/apple-orders-hilde-lysiak-mystery-series-1119788 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=June 13, 2018}} Resnik is currently showrunning The Horror of Dolores Roach for Amazon. Resnik is a faculty member of the Peter Stark Producing Program and the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the University of Southern California and also teaches at the Sundance Institute Labs program.{{cite web | title=Inaugural Sundance Institute, YouTube New Voices Lab Incubates Next Generation of Digital Creativity | url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/sundance-institute-youtube-new-voices-lab | publisher=Sundance Institute | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=November 4, 2016}} ==Awards== In 2004, Resnik's short film ''Great Lengths'' won two Gold awards at the [WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival](/source/WorldFest-Houston_International_Film_Festival) in the [short film](/source/short_film) and short film director categories. Resnik was a writer for the comedy series ''[Pushing Daisies](/source/Pushing_Daisies)'', which was nominated in 2008 for a [Writers Guild of America Award](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for Best New Series.{{cite web | title=Dara Resnik - Awards | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1551542/awards?ref_=nm_awd | publisher=IMDB | accessdate=June 16, 2019 | date=}} ==Personal life== Resnik is a single mom. She lives in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles) with her daughter. Resnik participated in the LA Marathon and is involved at [IKAR](/source/IKAR), a Los Angeles-based progressive Jewish congregation.{{Cite news |last=Miller |first=Gerri |date=April 20, 2020 |title=A fourth grader solves a murder in ''Home Before Dark'' |work=[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles](/source/The_Jewish_Journal_of_Greater_Los_Angeles) |url=https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/television/314397/a-fourth-grader-a-murder-in-home-before-dark/ |access-date=December 3, 2023}} ==Filmography== ===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! [TV Series](/source/TV_Series) !! Credit/Role !! Notes || Ref. |- | 2007 || ''[Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip](/source/Studio_60_on_the_Sunset_Strip)'' || Writer || || {{IMDb title|0485842|Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip}} |- | 2007-2009 || ''[Pushing Daisies](/source/Pushing_Daisies)'' || Writer ||Nominated – [Writers Guild of America Award](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award) for Best New Series||{{IMDb title|0925266|Pushing Daisies}} |- | 2007 || ''[Sydney White](/source/Sydney_White)'' || Co-producer || ||{{IMDb title|0815244|Sydney White}} |- | 2013 || ''[Mistresses](/source/Mistresses_(U.S._TV_series))'' || Writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|0969007|Mistresses (TV Series 2008 - 2010)}} |- | 2013-2015 || ''[Castle](/source/Castle_(TV_series))'' || Producer || ||{{IMDb title|1219024|Castle (TV Series 2009 - 2016)}} |- | 2015 || ''[Jane the Virgin](/source/Jane_the_Virgin)'' || Writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|3566726|Jane the Virgin (TV Series 2014 -)}} |- | 2016-2017 || ''[Shooter](/source/Shooter_(TV_series))'' || Writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|4181172|Shooter (TV Series 2016 -)}} |- | 2017 || ''[I Love Dick](/source/I_Love_Dick)'' || Writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|5478730|I Love Dick (TV Series 2016 - 2017)}} |- | 2018 || ''[Daredevil](/source/Daredevil_(TV_series))'' || Writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|3322312|Daredevil (TV Series 2015 - 2018)}} |- | 2019 || ''[Home Before Dark](/source/Home_Before_Dark_(TV_series))'' || Creator, writer, producer || ||{{IMDb title|6053512|Home Before Dark (TV Series 2019 -)}} |} ===Films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! [Films](/source/Films) !! Credit/Role !! Notes || Ref. |- | 2009 || ''[Legally Blondes](/source/Legally_Blondes)'' || Writer || ||{{IMDb title|1015999|Legally Blondes (2009)}} |- | 2026 || ''[California Scenario](/source/California_Scenario)'' || Writer || || |} ===Short films=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! [Short Film](/source/Short_Film)s !! Credit/Role !! Notes || Ref. |- | 2004 || ''[Great Lengths](/source/Great_Lengths)'' || Director || [WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival](/source/WorldFest-Houston_International_Film_Festival) Gold Award for Short Subject Film and Video
[WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival](/source/WorldFest-Houston_International_Film_Festival) Gold Award for Independent Short Subject - Films & Video - Directing - Shorts ||{{IMDb title|0398086|Great Lengths (2004)}} |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{IMDb name|1551542}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Resnik, Dara}} Category:1978 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American women writers Category:Film producers from New York City Category:American television writers Category:American women film producers Category:American women screenwriters Category:Dalton School alumni Category:American showrunners Category:Television producers from New York City Category:Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences alumni Category:University of Southern California alumni Category:American women television producers Category:American women television writers Category:21st-century American screenwriters Category:Jewish American screenwriters Category:American television producers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Dara Resnik](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Resnik) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dara_Resnik?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.