# Doug Miro

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Not to be confused with [Doug DeMuro](/source/Doug_DeMuro).

**Doug Miro** (born January 20, 1972) is an American screenwriter based in Los Angeles.[1] Miro studied screenwriting at the [USC School of Cinematic Arts](/source/USC_School_of_Cinematic_Arts) and graduated with a degree in English from [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University).

## Life and career

Miro's screenplays include *[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time](/source/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film))*,[2] and the *[Sorcerer's Apprentice](/source/The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice_(2010_film))*, both which were written with his longtime collaborator, Carlo Bernard.

Their credits also include *[The Uninvited](/source/The_Uninvited_(2009_film))*[3] for DreamWorks and producers Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald, and *[The Great Raid](/source/The_Great_Raid)*[4] for Miramax. While he was intended to work on *National Treasure 3,*[5] it did not come to happen.

Miro and Bernard first made their mark with *Motor City*, an adaptation of the novel *Edsel*, (Loren Estleman) a film noir set in 1950s Detroit.[6] The team also adapted Dean King's *Skeletons of the Zahara: A True Story of Survival*,[7] which chronicles the wreck of a Connecticut merchant ship and the crew's subsequent adventures in the Sahara Desert in 1815. After reading their adaptation, [Steven Spielberg](/source/Steven_Spielberg) and [Kathleen Kennedy](/source/Kathleen_Kennedy_(film_producer)) hired the writing team to work on the script for the 2011 *[Tintin](/source/The_Adventures_of_Tintin_(film))* film.[8]

Miro is a creator and executive producer of the Netflix series *[Narcos](/source/Narcos)* and *[Narcos: Mexico](/source/Narcos:_Mexico).*[9]

Miro is the co-creator and co-writer (along with Ingrid Escajeda) of the Netflix series *[Griselda](/source/Griselda_(miniseries))*. [10]

## Filmography

- (2005) *[The Great Raid](/source/The_Great_Raid)*
- (2009) *[The Uninvited](/source/The_Uninvited_(2009_film))*
- (2010) *[Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time](/source/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Sands_of_Time_(film))*
- (2010) *[The Sorcerer's Apprentice](/source/The_Sorcerer's_Apprentice_(2010_film))*
- (2015 - 2017) *[Narcos](/source/Narcos)*
- (2016) *[The Great Wall](/source/The_Great_Wall_(2016_film))*
- (2018 - 2021) *[Narcos: Mexico](/source/Narcos:_Mexico)*
- (2024) [Griselda (miniseries)](/source/Griselda_(miniseries))

## References

1. [USC School of Cinematic Arts Speakers Series](http://cinema.usc.edu/podcasts/mp3/FoleyMiroMurphy.mp3)

1. [Jake Gyllenhaal Crowned Prince of Persia, Hollywood Reporter, May 20, 2008](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3if545c66bc7e570547c6373960ca71a37)

1. [The Uninvited, Variety, Jan. 29, 2009](https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117939512.html?categoryid=31&cs=1)

1. [The Great Raid, Variety, Aug. 3, 2005](https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117927808.html?categoryid=31&cs=1)

1. [National Treasure 3 Writers Hired, FilmShaft, April 6, 2010](http://www.filmshaft.com/national-treasure-3-writers-hired/)

1. [Comics2Film, April 24, 2002](https://web.archive.org/web/20121012013635/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=13755)

1. [MovieWeb, April 13, 2004](http://www.movieweb.com/news/NExYBExzp3atAG)

1. [The Adventures of Tintin Gets a December Release Date, FusedFilm.com, Dec.23, 2011](http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/05/the-adventures-of-tintin-the-secret-of-the-unicorn-gets-a-dec-23-2011-release-date/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110121233653/http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/05/the-adventures-of-tintin-the-secret-of-the-unicorn-gets-a-dec-23-2011-release-date/) January 21, 2011 at the Wayback Machine

1. Strause, Jackie (2021-10-11). ["'Narcos: Mexico' Makes Way for the Next Generation in Final Season Trailer"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/narcos-mexico-final-season-trailer-netflix-1235028734/). *The Hollywood Reporter*. Retrieved 2022-06-28.

1. ["Griselda"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15837600/) (Biography, Crime, Drama), Grand Electric, Latin World Entertainment (LWE), 2024-01-25, retrieved 2024-01-31

## External links

- [Doug Miro](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1215164/) at IMDb
- [Doug Miro Speaking at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.](http://cinema.usc.edu/podcasts/mp3/FoleyMiroMurphy.mp3)
- [Doug Miro on Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/dougmiro)

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