Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich ( ) is an American

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and screenwriter. She is the series creator of the television series ''

The Witcher ''The Witcher'' ( pl, Wiedźmin ) is a series of six fantasy novels and 15 short stories written by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. The series revolves around the eponymous "witcher", Geralt of Rivia. In Sapkowski's works, "witchers" are be ...

''.

Early life

She was raised in

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, and graduated from

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in Springfield, Ohio, in 2000 with a BA in English literature and

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Career

She has written scripts for television series ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as written and produced shows such as '' Parenthood'', '' Do No Harm'', ''

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'', '' Daredevil'', '' The Defenders'' and ''

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''. She is the show runner and executive producer of ''

'', a

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original series based on the book series by

Andrzej Sapkowski Andrzej Sapkowski (; born 21 June 1948) is a Polish fantasy writer, essayist, translator and a trained economist. He is best known for his six-volume series of books '' The Witcher'', which revolves around the eponymous "witcher," a monster-hun ...

. In 2021, it was reported that she had signed an overall deal with Netflix.

Filmography

Television

Personal life

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Michael Hissrich—who is also a television producer—and two sons.

References

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