Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson

Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson are American screenwriters and producers known for creating and executive producing the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets.{{cite news|last=Soloski|first=Alexis|date=2021-11-10|title=Yellowjackets Leans In to Savagery|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url-access=limited|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/arts/television/yellowjackets-showtime.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/arts/television/yellowjackets-showtime.html |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore}}

Biography

Lyle was born in New Jersey and grew up in Belmar, New Jersey.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-16 |title=Yellowjackets Buzzes With New Jersey Connections |url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/yellowjackets-buzzes-with-new-jersey-connections/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=New Jersey Monthly |archive-date=May 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220527120954/https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/yellowjackets-buzzes-with-new-jersey-connections/ |url-status=live }} She graduated from Lawrenceville School and received her B.A. and MFA from Columbia University.{{cite web|title=Alumna Ashley Lyle '07 Is Co-Creator of Showtime's New Series Yellowjackets|url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/alumna-ashley-lyle-07-co-creator-showtimes-new-series-yellowjackets |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://arts.columbia.edu/news/alumna-ashley-lyle-07-co-creator-showtimes-new-series-yellowjackets |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Columbia – School of the Arts|language=en}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web|last=Elster|first=Allanah|title=Yellowjackets captures multiple generations of feminine voracity - Columbia Spectator|url=https://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/02/09/yellowjackets-captures-multiple-generations-of-feminine-voracity/?fbclid=IwAR0xSRcagfnV0e_046yf3IkfcBHFUmbYezxPzFNFBuIu115cQ4oRCP0ChWA|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Columbia Daily Spectator|archive-date=February 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211102346/https://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2022/02/09/yellowjackets-captures-multiple-generations-of-feminine-voracity/?fbclid=IwAR0xSRcagfnV0e_046yf3IkfcBHFUmbYezxPzFNFBuIu115cQ4oRCP0ChWA|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Amy Kuperinsky {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2021-11-12 |title=Showtime's 'Yellowjackets' is the survival drama you need to see. N.J.'s Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress tell us why. |url=https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/11/yellowjackets-is-the-survival-drama-you-need-to-see-njs-christina-ricci-tawny-cypress-tell-us-why.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=January 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117195034/https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/11/yellowjackets-is-the-survival-drama-you-need-to-see-njs-christina-ricci-tawny-cypress-tell-us-why.html |url-status=live }} Nickerson hails from Monmouth County, New Jersey, having been raised in Middletown Township, New Jersey.{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Amy Z. Quinn {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2022-01-22 |title=The very Jersey Yellowjackets is a tale for traumatic times {{!}} Letter from your editor |url=https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/01/the-very-jersey-yellowjackets-is-a-tale-for-traumatic-times-letter-from-your-editor.html |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=nj |language=en |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814011244/https://www.nj.com/opinion/2022/01/the-very-jersey-yellowjackets-is-a-tale-for-traumatic-times-letter-from-your-editor.html |url-status=live }} The couple met on the East Coast and moved to Los Angeles in 2007 with the intention of becoming TV writers and landed their first job writing for The Originals.{{Cite web |last=Longeretta |first=Emily |date=2022-05-31 |title=Yellowjackets Husband-and-Wife Duo Find Inspiration Inside Their Library Office, Their Favorite Room in the House |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/yellowjackets-showrunners-writers-room-1235280722/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814011244/https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/yellowjackets-showrunners-writers-room-1235280722/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2022-06-15 |title=Yellowjackets: Creators Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson Discuss Drama's Origin, Their Work Style & 'Beloved' Melanie Lynskey |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/yellowjackets-creators-ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-1235046419/ |access-date=2022-08-14 |website=Deadline |language=en-US |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616001902/https://deadline.com/2022/06/yellowjackets-creators-ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-1235046419/ |url-status=live }}

Lyle and Nickerson also wrote for other TV shows such as Narcos and Dispatches from Elsewhere.{{cite web|title=Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson Talk Yellowjackets, Working With Karyn Kusama, And Season 2 [The Discourse Podcast]|url=https://theplaylist.net/ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-yellowjackets-the-discourse-podcast-20220117/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://theplaylist.net/ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-yellowjackets-the-discourse-podcast-20220117/ |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=The Playlist|date=January 17, 2022 }}{{cbignore}}

In 2022, Lyle and Nickerson were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series for creating the Showtime series Yellowjackets.{{cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2022-01-13|title=WGA Awards TV Nominations: Yellowjackets, Hacks, Loki, Only Murders In The Building Join Usual Suspects On List|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/wga-awards-tv-nominations-2022-list-1234912197/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220211/https://deadline.com/2022/01/wga-awards-tv-nominations-2022-list-1234912197/ |archive-date=February 11, 2022 |url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-11|website=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US}}{{cbignore}} In August 2022, they had signed an overall deal with Showtime.{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title=Yellowjackets Creators Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson Sign Overall Deal At Showtime |url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/showtime-signs-yellowjackets-creators-ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-overall-deal-1235097505/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-date=August 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822183551/https://deadline.com/2022/08/showtime-signs-yellowjackets-creators-ashley-lyle-bart-nickerson-overall-deal-1235097505/ |url-status=live }}

Filmography

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2013–16 \|The Originals \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|Wrote 11 episodes Also story editors and executive story editors
2017 \|Narcos \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|Co-producers, wrote: "MRO"
2018 \|Narcos: Mexico \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|Wrote 2 episodes, also consulting producers
2020 \|Dispatches from Elsewhere \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|Co-executive producers, wrote 3 episodes
2021–present \|Yellowjackets \| {{yes}} \| {{yes\|Executive}} \| {{partial\|Nickerson}} \|Creators, wrote 4 episodes Directed 2 episodes (only Bart Nickerson)
2023 \|Celebrity Family Feud \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \| {{no}} \|Contestant (only Ashley Lyle)

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