Douglas Petrie

Douglas Petrie

Director and writer. Born 1 January 1953.

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1 January 1953

Biography

Douglas Petrie, also credited as Doug Petrie, is an American screenwriter, director and television producer. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the College of William & Mary in 1985.

Petrie joined the writing staff of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in its third season as a story editor and rose through production roles to become co-executive producer. He wrote numerous episodes for the series and directed three, including "Flooded" and "As You Were". He also contributed to the spin-off Angel and later worked as a writer and producer on series including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, The 4400, American Horror Story, Marvel's Daredevil (as showrunner) and Marvel's The Defenders (as co-creator). His film credits include co-writing the screenplays for Harriet the Spy (1996) and Fantastic Four (2005).

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Douglas Petrie is known for American Horror Story (2011), Marvel's Daredevil (2015), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008), Marvel's The Defenders (2017), CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000), Angel (1999), Rugrats (1991) and The 4400 (2004).