{{short description|American writer}}

{{Infobox writer <!-- For more information see :Template:Infobox Writer/doc. --> | name = David Iserson | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|12|3}} | birth_place = Freehold, New Jersey, United States | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | occupation = Writer | language = English | nationality = American | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = Northwestern University | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Comedy, Dramedy, Drama | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''Mad Men''<br>''Mr. Robot''<br/>''New Girl''<br/>''Up All Night''<br/>''Saturday Night Live'' | spouse = | partner = | children = | relatives = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | portaldisp = }}

'''''David Iserson''' ''(born December 3, 1977) is an American writer and producer living in Los Angeles, CA. When he was twenty five, he was hired to write on the 2003-2004 season of ''Saturday Night Live''. He has since written and produced episodes of ''Mr. Robot'', ''Mad Men'', ''New Girl'', ''Up All Night'', and ''United States of Tara''. In 2014, his debut young adult fiction novel, ''Firecracker'', was chosen as one of ''Rolling Stone's'' "40 Best YA Novels."<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|title=When Holden Met Katniss: The 40 Best YA Novels|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/lists/when-holden-met-katniss-the-40-best-ya-novels-20140522/david-iserson-firecracker-19691231|magazine=Rolling Stone|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

==Background and career== Iserson attended Northwestern University, where he graduated with a degree in Communications from its Radio/Television/Film program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lectures and Speeches|url=https://www.communication.northwestern.edu/news/lectures.php/|website=Northwestern University School of Communication|accessdate=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906081304/http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/news/lectures.php|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Writing credits== {| class="wikitable" |+Key | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Not yet released}} |Denotes works that have not yet been released |} ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Writer ! Executive<br>Producer ! Notes |- | 2017 | ''Angry Angel'' | {{yes|Teleplay}} | {{no}} |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/tv/2017/10/26/brenda-song-jason-biggs-freeform-christmas-movie-angry-angel-photos/|title=See Brenda Song and Jason Biggs in first festive photos of Freeform's original Christmas movie|work=EW|first=Ruth|last=Kinane|date=October 26, 2017|access-date=November 23, 2025}}</ref> |- | 2018 | ''The Spy Who Dumped Me'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/kate-mckinnon-mila-kunis-spy-who-dumped-me-premiere-1202886624/|title=Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis Consider Being Secret Agents at 'Spy Who Dumped Me' Premiere|first=Dave|last=McNary|magazine=Variety|publisher=Penske Business Media|date=July 26, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230231701/https://variety.com/2018/film/news/kate-mckinnon-mila-kunis-spy-who-dumped-me-premiere-1202886624/|archive-date=December 30, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |} ===Television=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Creator ! Writer ! Executive<br>Producer ! Notes |- | 2003–2004 | ''Saturday Night Live'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2009–2011 | ''United States of Tara'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2011–2012 | ''Up All Night'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Co-producer}} | |- | 2012–2014 | ''New Girl'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Producer}} | |- | 2014 | ''Mad Men'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Co-producer}} | |- | rowspan=2| 2015 | ''Mr. Robot'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Supervising}} | |- | ''Mozart in the Jungle'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- | 2016 | ''Graves'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Supervising}} | |- | 2017 | ''Graves'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Supervising}} |- | 2020 | ''Run'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{partial|Consulting}} | |- | 2026 | ''Ponies'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Also showrunner<ref>{{Cite press release |last=Salamone|first=Gina|date=2025-11-19 |title=Everything to Know About PONIES, Peacock’s Espionage Thriller Starring Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson|url=https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/ponies-peacock-espionage-thriller-emilia-clarke-everything-to-know-premiere-cast|access-date=2023-11-23 |website=NBC}}</ref> |}

==Books== Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Books USA, published Iserson's first YA novel, ''Firecracker'' in 2013.<ref name=LAT>{{cite web|title='New Girl' writer David Iserson on his funny YA novel 'Firecracker'|url=http://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-david-iserson-new-girl-ya-firecracker-20130530-story.html#page=1|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

==Radio== In 2007, Iserson appeared on "The Spokesman" (Episode 338) of ''This American Life'', discussing his teenage appearance in his father's local TV ad.<ref>{{cite web|title=338 - The Spokesman|url=http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/338/the-spokesman|website=This American Life|accessdate=July 21, 2015}}</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|nm1503347}}

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