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name: "Jake Schnesel"
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roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T04:00:49.432147+00:00"
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# Jake Schnesel

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer

## Biography

Jake Schnesel is a writer and producer working in American television. He began in production roles as an assistant to executive producer Dan Fogelman on series including *Pitch* (2016) and *This Is Us* (2016), and as a producer's assistant on the film *Life Itself* (2018).

Schnesel later contributed as a writer to *This Is Us* (2020–2022), with credits on three episodes. He has worked extensively on *Only Murders in the Building* (2021–), progressing from assistant to Dan Fogelman (2021–2022) through staff writer, story editor and executive story editor positions to writing three episodes across seasons three to five, and serving as co-producer from 2026.

*Sources: imdb.com, only-murders-in-the-building.fandom.com, tviv.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), Fi1m 76, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/only-murders-in-the-building.md)

## Also known for

- *This Is Us* (2016), Writer
- *Life Itself* (2018), Producer's Assistant

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