Nicole Yorkin is an American television writer and producer. In 1997, she shared an Emmy Award nomination with several producers of '' Chicago Hope'' in the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and her partner Dawn Prestwich won a

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(WGA) award for the pilot episode of the episodic drama ''

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''.

Biography

She is the daughter of the late

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filmmaker

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. In 2009, Prestwich and Yorkin joined the crew of new ABC science fiction drama '' FlashForward'' as consulting producers and writers. The series was co-created by David S. Goyer and

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. The show follows a team of FBI agents investigating a global blackout that gave victims a vision of their future. Prestwich and Yorkin co-wrote the teleplay for the episode "Gimme Some Truth" based on a story by Barbara Nance. They also co-wrote the episodes "Believe" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". She co-created the period drama '' Z: The Beginning of Everything'' with Prestwich in 2015. In 2019, Yorkin was on the negotiating committee for the "WGA-Agency Agreement", and joined other WGA members in firing her agents as part of the guild's stand against the ATA after the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct" that addressed the practice of packaging.

Credits (selected)

* '' Melrose Place'' (1993) - writer * '' Judging Amy'' (1999–2001) - writer and co-executive producer * '' Carnivàle'' (2003–2005) - writer and co-executive producer * '' Battlestar Galactica'' (2005) - writer * '' Brotherhood'' (2006) - writer and co-executive producer * '' The Riches'' (2007–2008) - writer and co-executive producer * '' FlashForward'' (2009–2010) - writer and consulting producer * '' The Killing'' (2011–2014) - writer and executive producer * '' Z: The Beginning of Everything'' (2015–2017) - creator, writer and co-executive producer

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