---
name: "Diane Frolov"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/diane-frolov"
fi1m_id: "diane-frolov"
imdb_id: "nm0296286"
tmdb_id: 163001
wikidata_id: "Q5271461"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T17:24:57.252928+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."
---

# Diane Frolov

## Identity

Diane Frolov

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/diane-frolov
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** diane-frolov
- **IMDb ID:** nm0296286
- **TMDB ID:** 163001
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5271461
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Frolov, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/163001

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 1990–2010
- **Frequently works with:** [Andrew Schneider](https://film.one/person/andrew-schneider.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Allen Coulter](https://film.one/person/allen-coulter.md), [Dave Flebotte](https://film.one/person/david-flebotte.md), [David Chase](https://film.one/person/david-chase.md), [Jack Bender](https://film.one/person/jack-bender.md), [James Hayman](https://film.one/person/james-hayman.md), [Lawrence Konner](https://film.one/person/lawrence-konner.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 85, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (2), 2010s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 2, Comedy 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Frolov, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5271461, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0296286/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/163001

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Sopranos*](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) (94), [*Boardwalk Empire*](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md) (80)

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

## Biography

Diane Frolov is an American television writer and producer. Her first credits were as a freelance writer on *Magnum, P.I.* in 1981 and *The Incredible Hulk*.

She contributed to *Alien Nation*, *Northern Exposure*, *The Sopranos*, *Boardwalk Empire*, *Bosch* and *Chicago Med*. She frequently co-writes with her husband Andrew Schneider; the pair served as supervising producers on the sixth season of *The Sopranos* and later as showrunners on *Chicago Med*.

Frolov shared Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series for *Northern Exposure* and *The Sopranos*, as well as Writers Guild of America and Producers Guild of America awards for the latter series.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), Fi1m 80, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *The Sopranos* (1999), Fi1m 94, Writer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), Fi1m 82, Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)

## Complete filmography (17)

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

- *Chicago Med* (2015), series, Teleplay, Writer, Story, Executive Producer
- *Bosch* (2015), series, Consulting Producer, Writer, Teleplay
- *Boardwalk Empire* (2010), series, Writer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/boardwalk-empire.md)
- *Easy Money* (2008), series, Creator
- *The Chris Isaak Show* (2001), series, Writer
- *The Sopranos* (1999), series, Writer, Supervising Producer — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md)
- *Fantasy Island* (1998), series, Writer
- *Alien Nation: The Enemy Within* (1996), Writer
- *Dangerous Minds* (1996), series, Writer, Producer
- *Alien Nation: Body and Soul* (1995), Writer
- *Alien Nation: Dark Horizon* (1994), Producer, Writer
- *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Executive Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/northern-exposure.md)
- *Alien Nation* (1989), series, Writer
- *Rags to Riches* (1987), series, Writer
- *V: The Final Battle* (1984), series, Writer
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, Writer
- *I See You*, Writer

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