Biography
David Hudgins is an American television writer, producer and showrunner. Born in 1965 in Durham, North Carolina, he graduated from Duke University and the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. He practised law in Dallas before leaving the profession to pursue screenwriting.
Hudgins began his television career as a staff writer on Everwood (2002). He joined the writing staff of Friday Night Lights (2006) in 2006, serving as writer and supervising producer, later returning as co-showrunner and executive producer for the fifth season. He created the series Past Life (2010) and Game of Silence (2016), and worked as writer and executive producer on Parenthood (2010). He has also written for FBI: Most Wanted (2020) and the film Gigi & Nate (2022). His work on Friday Night Lights earned Writers Guild of America nominations and a Peabody Award.
