---
name: "Doug Petrie"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/douglas-petrie"
fi1m_id: "douglas-petrie"
imdb_id: "nm0677956"
tmdb_id: 1213071
wikidata_id: "Q1608351"
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
born: "1 January 1953"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T08:48:55.655084+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."
---

# Doug Petrie

## Identity

Doug Petrie

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/douglas-petrie
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** douglas-petrie
- **IMDb ID:** nm0677956
- **TMDB ID:** 1213071
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1608351
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Petrie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1608351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677956/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213071

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1953.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1953
- **Active:** 1997–present
- **Also known as:** Douglas Petrie
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 4: 1 acting, 1 directing, 2 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Kane](https://film.one/person/adam-kane.md), [Dara Resnik](https://film.one/person/dara-resnik.md), [David Semel](https://film.one/person/david-semel.md), [Drew Goddard](https://film.one/person/drew-goddard.md), [Gwyneth Horder-Payton](https://film.one/person/gwyneth-horder-payton.md), [Jennifer Getzinger](https://film.one/person/jennifer-getzinger.md), [Jennifer Lynch](https://film.one/person/jennifer-lynch.md), [Lawrence Trilling](https://film.one/person/lawrence-trilling.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 82 (2), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Petrie, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1608351, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0677956/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1213071

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Marvel's Daredevil*](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md) (78)

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

## 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).

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

## On Fi1m (4)

### Performed in (1)

- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), Fi1m 81, as Professor Normal — [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)

### Directed (1)

- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Director, Story Editor, Writer, Executive Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)

### Wrote (2) — the average rests on these

- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), Fi1m 78, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), Fi1m 82, Writer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

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

- *Outer Range* (2022), series, Writer
- *The Nevers* (2021), series, Executive Producer
- *Spectros* (2020), series, Creator
- *Marvel's The Defenders* (2017), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Marvel's Daredevil* (2015), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/marvels-daredevil.md)
- *Common Law* (2012), series, Writer
- *American Horror Story* (2011), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* (2008), series, Writer
- *Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog* (2008), series, as Professor Normal — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog.md)
- *Pushing Daisies* (2007), series, Writer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/pushing-daisies.md)
- *The Batman* (2004), series, Writer
- *The 4400* (2004), series, Writer, Director
- *Tru Calling* (2003), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Chance* (2002), Thanks
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Writer, Teleplay, Story, Co-Executive Producer
- *Angel* (1999), series, Writer
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Writer, Director, Co-Producer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Executive Story Editor, Story Editor — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Harriet the Spy* (1996), Screenplay
- *Rugrats* (1991), series, Writer

## Gallery

- ![The cast and creative team of Daredevil speaking at the panel at w:New York Comic Con 2015 to promote season 2 of the series.](https://film.one/media/person/62516/gallery-00f0b9a078bf.jpg) The cast and creative team of Daredevil speaking at the panel at w:New York Comic Con 2015 to promote season 2 of the series. — Favre1fan93, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Cast_and_Creators_Daredevil_Panel_NYCC_2015.jpg/1280px-Cast_and_Creators_Daredevil_Panel_NYCC_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Marco Ramierz, w:Doug Petrie and w:Jeph Loeb at a signing for Daredevil at the w:Marvel Comics booth at w:New York Comic Con 2015.](https://film.one/media/person/62516/gallery-0156071916cd.jpg) Marco Ramierz, w:Doug Petrie and w:Jeph Loeb at a signing for Daredevil at the w:Marvel Comics booth at w:New York Comic Con 2015. — Favre1fan93, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Marco_Ramirez%2C_Doug_Petrie%2C_Jeph_Loeb_Daredevil_Signing_NYCC_2015.jpg/1280px-Marco_Ramirez%2C_Doug_Petrie%2C_Jeph_Loeb_Daredevil_Signing_NYCC_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Doug Petrie](https://film.one/media/person/62516/gallery-1e3572cffff8.jpg) Doug Petrie — Favre1fan93, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Marco_Ramirez%2C_Doug_Petrie_Daredevil_Signing_NYCC_2015.jpg/1280px-Marco_Ramirez%2C_Doug_Petrie_Daredevil_Signing_NYCC_2015.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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