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 would write for multiple television series in different genres. In 2015, he would replace Josh Friedman as showrunner of Emerald City,[1] a dark, edgy version of The Wizard of Oz for Universal Television.[2] Schulner would then adapt Twelve Patients: Life and Death at Bellevue Hospital by Eric Manheimer, now titled New Amsterdam, that premiered on September 25, 2018 on NBC and concluded on January 17, 2023, with 89 episodes over five seasons.[3]
His production company is Mount Moriah. The company signed an overall deal with Universal Television.[4]