David Schulner

David Schulner is an American television writer and producer best known for creating New Amsterdam.

Career

Schulner's career began in the late 1990s, working on Once and Again. He wrote for multiple television series in different genres. In 2015, he replaced Josh Friedman as showrunner of Emerald City,{{cite web |last=Nemiroff|first=Perri|title=Tarsem Singh Set to Direct All 10 Episodes of NBC's EMERALD CITY |url=https://collider.com/tarsem-singh-set-to-direct-emerald-city-for-nbc/ |publisher=Collider |date=July 14, 2015 |access-date=July 14, 2015}} a dark and edgy version of The Wizard of Oz for Universal Television.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=NBC Buys 'Wizard Of Oz' Drama From Matt Arnold As Frank Baum's Classic Becomes The Hottest TV Property This Season|url=https://deadline.com/2013/08/nbc-buys-wizard-of-oz-drama-from-matt-arnold-as-frank-baums-classic-becomes-the-hottest-tv-property-this-season-570576/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=August 23, 2013|access-date=August 26, 2015}} Schulner then adapted Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, now titled New Amsterdam, which premiered on September 25, 2018 on NBC and concluded on January 17, 2023 after 89 episodes over five seasons.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title=NBC Nabs 'Bellevue' Medical Drama From David Schulner & Peter Horton As Put Pilot|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/bellevue-medical-drama-david-schulner-peter-horton-nbc-put-pilot-1202176613/|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 5, 2018|date=September 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505134932/http://deadline.com/2017/09/bellevue-medical-drama-david-schulner-peter-horton-nbc-put-pilot-1202176613/|archive-date=May 5, 2018|url-status=live}}

His production company is Mount Moriah. The company signed an overall deal with Universal Television., {{Cite web|last=Thorne|first=Will|date=2020-02-06|title='New Amsterdam' Creator David Schulner Inks Overall Deal With Universal TV|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/new-amsterdam-creator-david-schulner-universal-television-overall-deal-1203494458/|access-date=2020-12-22|website=Variety|language=en-US}}