Marco Ramirez (writer)

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Marco Ramirez is an American television producer, screenwriter, and playwright who is best known for his work on the Netflix shows Daredevil and The Defenders, and for co-creating the revival of The Twilight Zone.

Career

His writing credits include Sons of Anarchy, Orange Is the New Black, and Fear the Walking Dead. Ramirez worked as both a writer and producer for the first two seasons of Da Vinci's Demons.{{cite web |url=https://www.staythirstymedia.com/201604-092/html/201604-ramirez.html |title=A Conversation with Broadway Playwright Marco Ramirez |publisher=Stay Thirsty Media Inc. }} He began his work on the first season of the Netflix show Daredevil as a writer and executive producer.{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/tv/24478/netflix_orders_a_second_season_of_marvels_daredevil |title=Netflix Orders a Second Season of Marvel's Daredevil |publisher=Marvel.com |date=April 21, 2015 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423022549/http://marvel.com/news/tv/24478/netflix_orders_a_second_season_of_marvels_daredevil |archive-date=April 23, 2015 |url-status=live }} Alongside Douglas Petrie, he took over as the series' showrunner for the second season, and April 2016, they were announced as the creators of the Marvel crossover miniseries The Defenders.{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/tv/26037/netflix_original_series_marvels_the_defenders_finds_its_showrunners |title=Netflix Original Series 'Marvel's The Defenders' Finds Its Showrunners |last=Strom |first=Marc |publisher=Marvel.com |date=April 15, 2015 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610114714/http://marvel.com/news/tv/26037/netflix_original_series_marvels_the_defenders_finds_its_showrunners |archive-date=June 10, 2017 |url-status=live }} Ramirez worked with Simon Kinberg and Jordan Peele to create the third revival of the CBS science fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/twilight-zone-reboot-cbs-all-access-jordan-peele-simon-kinberg-marco-ramirez-1202632108/ |title='Twilight Zone' Reboot From Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, Marco Ramirez Greenlit at CBS All Access |last=Otterson |first=Joe |publisher=Variety |date=December 6, 2017 |access-date=January 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206180707/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/twilight-zone-reboot-cbs-all-access-jordan-peele-simon-kinberg-marco-ramirez-1202632108/ |archive-date=December 6, 2017 |url-status=live }}

Outside television, Marco Ramirez wrote his debut Off Broadway play called The Royale, which premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2016.{{cite web |url=https://nystagereview.com/2021/04/25/the-royale-marco-ramirez-looks-closely-at-systemic-racism/ |title=The Royale: Marco Ramirez Looks Closely at Systemic Racism |last=Finkle |first=David |publisher=New York Stage Review |date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2025 }} Since then, he has received Drama Desk and Helen Hayes nominations, and won the Outer Critics Circle’s John Gassner Playwriting Award for the play.{{cite web |url=https://medium.com/lantern-theater-company-searchlight/meet-the-playwright-marco-ramirez-e81695b9e76d |title=Meet the Playwright: Marco Ramirez |publisher=Medium |date=November 16, 2022 |access-date=January 20, 2025 }}

Ramierez also wrote the book for the musical Buena Vista Social Club, based on the album of the same name, which premiered on Broadway in 2025. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for his work on the show. cite web |url=https://www.tonyawards.com/press/2025-tony-award-nominations/

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Category:American television writers

Category:American male television writers

Category:American television producers

Category:American male dramatists and playwrights

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