Lisa Zwerling

Zwerling began her television career as a technical advisor and writer for the medical drama Presidio Med. The series was canceled before completing its first season. Presidio Med was created and executive produced by John Wells. Following the conclusion of Presidio Med Wells hired Zwerling as a story editor for the tenth season of long running medical drama ER. She made her writing debut for the series with the episode "NICU".{{cite episode | title = NICU| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Laura Innes (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2004-01-15 | season = 10 | number = 12}}

Zwerling returned for the eleventh season as an executive story editor. She wrote a further four episodes - "An Intern's Guide To The Galaxy",{{cite episode | title = An Intern's Guide To The Galaxy| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Arthur Albert (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2004-11-04 | season = 11 | number = 5}} "Middleman",{{cite episode | title = Middleman| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Ernest R Dickerson (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2005-02-03 | season = 11 | number = 13}} "Back in the World",{{cite episode | title = Back in the World| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Jonathan Robert Kaplan (director); David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2005-03-24 | season = 11 | number = 17}} and "Ruby Redux".{{cite episode | title = Ruby Redux| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Paul McCrane (director); Lisa Zwerling, Lydia Woodward (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2005-04-28 | season = 11 | number = 19}} "Back in the World" was co-written with executive producer and show runner David Zabel. "Ruby Redux" was co-written with executive producer Lydia Woodward.

For the twelfth season Zwerling became a producer, initially being credited as a co-producer. Zwerling co-wrote the season opener "Canon City" with Wells and co-executive producer Joe Sachs.{{cite episode | title = Canon City| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Christopher Chulack (director); Lisa Zwerling, John Wells, Joe Sachs (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2005-09-22 | season = 12 | number = 1}} She co-wrote a further episode, "Quintessence of Dust", again with Zabel,{{cite episode | title = Quintessence of Dust| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Joanna Kerns (director); Lisa Zwerling, David Zabel (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-02-09 | season = 12 | number = 14}} and scripted a third episode "Lost in America" on her own.{{cite episode | title = Lost in America| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Stephen Cragg (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-03-23 | season = 12 | number = 17}}

She was promoted for the thirteenth season becoming a producer and contributing a further five episodes - "Graduation Day"{{cite episode | title = Graduation Day| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Joanna Kerns (director); Janine Sherman Barrois, Lisa Zwerling (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-09-28 | season = 13 | number = 2}} (with executive producer Janine Sherman Barrois), "Scoop and Run",{{cite episode | title = Scoop and Run| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Stephen Cragg (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2006-11-23 | season = 13 | number = 9}} "City of Mercy"{{cite episode | title = City of Mercy| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Stephen Cragg (director); David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-12-07 | season = 13 | number = 11}} (with Zabel), "Crisis of Conscience",{{cite episode | title = Crisis of Conscience| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Steve Shill (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-02-15 | season = 13 | number = 16}} and "Sea Change".{{cite episode | title = Sea Change| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Laura Innes (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-05-10 | season = 13 | number = 22}}

She garnered more responsibility for the fourteenth season becoming a supervising producer and writing a further five episodes including the season finale. She collaborated with staff writer Karen Maser on "In A Different Light"{{cite episode | title = In A Different Light| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Richard Thorpe (director); Lisa Zwerling, Karen Maser (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-10-04 | season = 14 | number = 2}} - Zwerling's first episode collaborating with a junior writer. She also wrote "The Test",{{cite episode | title = The Test| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Felix Enriquez Alcala (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2007-11-01 | season = 14 | number = 6}} "Atonement",{{cite episode | title = Atonement| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Stephen Cragg (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-01-17 | season = 14 | number = 13}} "Truth Will Out" (again with Maser),{{cite episode | title = Truth Will Out| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Andrew Bernstein (director); Karen Maser (Story), Karen Maser & Lisa Zwerling (Teleplay) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-04-24 | season = 14 | number = 16}} and season finale "The Chicago Way" with David Zabel.{{cite episode | title = The Chicago Way| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Christopher Chulack (director); David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-05-15 | season = 14 | number = 19}}

Zwerling is currently a co-executive producer and writer on the fifteenth and final season of ER. She wrote the second episode of the season "Another Thursday at County."{{cite episode | title = Another Thursday at County| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Paul McCrane (director); Lisa Zwerling (writer) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-10-09 | season = 15 | number = 2}} She also co-wrote "The Book of Abby" (again with Zabel) which was the final episode of long-serving series star Maura Tierney who plays Abby Lockhart.{{cite episode | title = The Book of Abby| series = ER| series-link = ER (TV series) | credits = Christopher Chulack (director); David Zabel, Lisa Zwerling (writers) | network = NBC| airdate = 2008-10-16 | season = 15 | number = 3}}

After the conclusion of ER, she joined the crew of new ABC science fiction series FlashForward in 2009. Zwerling served as a co-executive producer and writer for the series. The show focuses on a team of FBI agents following a global consciousness blackout that gives people a vision of their futures. The series was created by Brannon Braga and David S. Goyer both of whom also served as executive producers. Zwerling co-wrote five episodes for the first season. She co-wrote the episode "Black Swan" with Scott M. Gimple.{{cite episode|title = Black Swan|series = FlashForward|series-link = FlashForward |credits = Michael Rymer (director); Lisa Zwerling & Scott Gimple (writers)|network = ABC|airdate = 2009-10-15|season = 1|number = 4}} She co-wrote the episode "The Gift" with Ian Goldberg.{{cite episode|title = The Gift|series = FlashForward|series-link = FlashForward |credits = Nick Gomez (director); Lisa Zwerling & Ian Goldberg (writers)|network = ABC|airdate = 2009-11-05|season = 1|number = 7}} She co-wrote the episode "Blowback" with Barbara Nance.{{cite episode|title = Blowback|series = FlashForward|series-link = FlashForward |credits = Constantine Makris (director); Lisa Zwerling & Barbara Nance (writers)|network = ABC|airdate = 2010-03-25|season = 1|number = 13}} She co-wrote the episode "The Garden of Forking Paths" with Goyer.{{cite episode|title = The Garden of Forking Paths|series = FlashForward|series-link = FlashForward |credits = Nick Gomez (director); David S. Goyer & Lisa Zwerling (writers)|network = ABC|airdate = 2010-04-22|season = 1|number = 17}}

She co-wrote the seasons penultimate episode "Countdown" with Seth Hoffman.{{cite episode|title = Countdown|series = FlashForward|series-link = FlashForward |credits = John Polson (director); Lisa Zwerling & Seth Hoffman (writers)|network = ABC|airdate = 2010-05-20|season = 1|number = 21}}

Fox has handed a late pilot order to Weekend at Bellevue, a medical drama from former ER writer-producer Lisa Zwerling and BermanBraun (Lloyd Braun/Gail Berman). The project, centered on a psychiatrist in charge of the weekend shift of Bellevue Hospital psychiatric unit, was originally set up at NBC and UMS earlier this season. After the network recently passed on the script, it was taken to Fox. Weekend at Bellevue is based on Julie Holland's memoir about her nine-year stint as the weekend physician in charge of the psychiatric emergency room at the oldest public hospital in the United States whose name has become synonymous with insanity. Zwerling, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun and Gene Stein are executive producing.{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}} In 2018, Zwerling and Karyn Usher will showrun the TV series The Rook.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/the-rook-lisa-zwerling-karyn-usher-showrunners-stephenie-meyer-exits-starz-spy-series-1202402100/|title='The Rook': Lisa Zwerling & Karyn Usher Join As Showrunners, EP Stephenie Meyer Exits Starz Spy Series|date=1 June 2018|website=Variety|access-date=3 April 2019}}

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