---
name: "Paul Zbyszewski"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-zbyszewski"
fi1m_id: "paul-zbyszewski"
imdb_id: "nm1033788"
tmdb_id: 65701
wikidata_id: "Q7154539"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
born: "1 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T11:43:26.302207+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."
---

# Paul Zbyszewski

## Identity

Paul Zbyszewski

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-zbyszewski
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-zbyszewski
- **IMDb ID:** nm1033788
- **TMDB ID:** 65701
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7154539
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zbyszewski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7154539, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65701

Writer and producer. Born 1 January 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Born:** 1 January 1970
- **Active:** 2004–present
- **Also known as:**  Paul Zybyszewski 
- **Frequently works with:** [Fred Toye](https://film.one/person/frederick-e-o-toye.md), [Eric Laneuville](https://film.one/person/eric-laneuville.md), [Jim Galasso](https://film.one/person/jim-galasso.md), [Karen Gaviola](https://film.one/person/karen-gaviola.md), [Matt Earl Beesley](https://film.one/person/matt-earl-beesley.md), [Paul A. Edwards](https://film.one/person/paul-a-edwards.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 70, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 81 (1), 2010s 65 (1), 2020s 63 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 70 to 57 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 2, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Zbyszewski, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7154539, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1033788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65701

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Lost*](https://film.one/tv/lost.md) (81)
- **Apple TV:** [*Hawaii Five-0*](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md) (65)

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

## Biography

Paul Zbyszewski is an American television writer and producer. He worked as a writer and supervising producer on the fifth season of the series *Lost* (2004) and as co-executive producer and writer on its sixth and final season. He created the ABC series *Day Break* (2006), on which he also served as writer and co-executive producer.

Zbyszewski began his television career writing for the game show *Weakest Link*. He co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film *After the Sunset* (2004). He later worked as a writer and producer on series including *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), *Helstrom* (2020) and *Snowpiercer* (2020). For his work on the fifth season of *Lost*, he shared nominations for a Writers Guild of America Award, a Primetime Emmy Award and a Producers Guild of America Award.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Snowpiercer* (2020), Fi1m 63, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), Fi1m 65, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Lost* (2004), Fi1m 81, Supervising Producer, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)

## Complete filmography (7)

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

- *Helstrom* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Snowpiercer* (2020), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/snowpiercer-2020.md)
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, Writer — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/tv/hawaii-five-0.md)
- *Day Break* (2006), series, Writer, Producer, Creator
- *After the Sunset* (2004), Screenplay, Story
- *Lost* (2004), series, Writer, Supervising Producer, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/lost.md)

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