Marco Ramirez (writer)

Ramirez at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con

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.[1] He began his work on the first season of the Netflix show Daredevil as a writer and executive producer.[2] 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.[3] Ramirez worked with Simon Kinberg and Jordan Peele to create the third revival of the CBS science fiction anthology series The Twilight Zone.[4]

Outside television, Marco Ramirez wrote his debut Broadway play called The Royale, which premiered at the Lincoln Center Theater in 2016.[5] 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.[6]

References

1. "A Conversation with Broadway Playwright Marco Ramirez". Stay Thirsty Media Inc.
2. "Netflix Orders a Second Season of Marvel's Daredevil". Marvel.com. April 21, 2015. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
3. Strom, Marc (April 15, 2015). "Netflix Original Series 'Marvel's The Defenders' Finds Its Showrunners". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
4. Otterson, Joe (December 6, 2017). "'Twilight Zone' Reboot From Jordan Peele, Simon Kinberg, Marco Ramirez Greenlit at CBS All Access". Variety. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
5. Finkle, David (November 16, 2022). "The Royale: Marco Ramirez Looks Closely at Systemic Racism". New York Stage Review. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
6. "Meet the Playwright: Marco Ramirez". Medium. November 16, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2025.

External links

• Marco Ramirez at IMDb