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Douglas Petrie is an American
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,
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, and producer. Best known as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on ''
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''. He co-wrote the screenplays for the ''
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'' film and ''
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''. He has also written for the television shows ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' American Horror Story: Coven''. He served as a co-executive producer and writer for two seasons on ''
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'' and as a consulting producer and writer on the second season of ''
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''. He made a cameo on
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's web-based film, ''
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'', as "Professor Normal". He served as co-executive producer on the first season of the
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show '' Daredevil'', and took over as
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for its second season alongside Marco Ramirez. In April 2016 Petrie and Ramirez were announced as showrunners of '' The Defenders'', a miniseries that crosses over ''Daredevil'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' Iron Fist''.


Early years

Petrie earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from William & Mary in 1985.


''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' credits

Petrie joined the ''Buffy'' writing staff in season three as a story editor. He was promoted to executive story editor in season four, co-producer in season five, supervising producer in season six, and finally co-executive producer midway through season seven.


''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

*" Revelations" *" Bad Girls" *"
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" *" The Initiative" *" This Year's Girl" *"
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" *" No Place Like Home" *" Fool for Love" *" Checkpoint" (co-written with
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) *" The Weight of the World" *" Flooded" (also director; co-written with Jane Espenson) *" As You Were" (also director) *"
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" *"
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" *"
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" (co-written with
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) *" Get It Done" (also director) *" End of Days" (co-written with Jane Espenson)


''Angel''

*" In the Dark" *"
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" (teleplay; co-written with Tim Minear from a story by
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)


Comics

*'' Broken Bottle of Djinn, 1937'' *'' Nikki Goes Down!'' *'' Double Cross'' *'' Bad Dog'' *'' Living Doll'' *''
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''


See also

*
Mutant Enemy Productions Mutant Enemy Productions is a production company that was created in 1996 by Joss Whedon to produce ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' The company also produced the ''Buffy'' spin-off, ''Angel'', and his two short-lived science fiction series, the sp ...


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