---
name: "Daniel Cerone"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/daniel-cerone"
fi1m_id: "daniel-cerone"
imdb_id: "nm0148723"
tmdb_id: 154623
wikidata_id: "Q5216785"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T13:53:39.529626+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Daniel Cerone

## Identity

Daniel Cerone

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/daniel-cerone
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** daniel-cerone
- **IMDb ID:** nm0148723
- **TMDB ID:** 154623
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5216785
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cerone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5216785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/154623

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1901 in Canada.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, Canada
- **Active:** 2006–2013
- **Also known as:** Daniel Howard Cerone 
- **Frequently works with:** [Anton Cropper](https://film.one/person/anton-cropper.md), [Dan Lerner](https://film.one/person/dan-lerner.md), [Edward Ornelas](https://film.one/person/edward-ornelas.md), [Guy Ferland](https://film.one/person/guy-ferland.md), [Nick Gomez](https://film.one/person/nick-gomez.md), [Paul Holahan](https://film.one/person/paul-holahan.md), [Randy Zisk](https://film.one/person/randall-zisk.md), [Tim Hunter](https://film.one/person/tim-hunter.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 72 (2), 2010s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Crime 3, Drama 3, Mystery 3
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Cerone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5216785, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0148723/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/154623

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dexter*](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71)
- **Netflix:** [*The Blacklist*](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md) (63)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Daniel Cerone is a television writer and executive producer, also credited as Daniel Howard Cerone. He previously worked as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times.

Cerone joined the writing staff of *Dexter* in 2006, contributing as writer, story and teleplay on multiple episodes. He was promoted to co-showrunner and executive producer for the second season. His other credits include writing for *The Mentalist*, *The Blacklist*, *Charmed* and *Dirty Sexy Money*, as well as creating *Motive* and *Clubhouse*, and co-creating *Constantine*.

He received Writers Guild of America Award nominations for his work on *Dexter*, along with a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Drama Series and a Peabody Award for the series' second season.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Blacklist* (2013), Fi1m 63, Writer, Teleplay — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Dexter* (2006), Fi1m 74, Teleplay, Story, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nightflyers* (2018), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Story
- *Constantine* (2014), series, Story, Teleplay, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-blacklist.md)
- *Motive* (2013), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, Writer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Dirty Sexy Money* (2007), series, Writer
- *Dexter* (2006), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Producer, Story, Teleplay — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Sex, Love & Secrets* (2005), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Clubhouse* (2004), series, Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
- *Mermaids* (2003), Teleplay, Writer
- *Charmed* (1998), series, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Story Editor
- *First Wave* (1998), series, Writer

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