Dara Resnik (born September 29, 1978) is an American screenwriter, producer, and award-winning

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involved in the writing and producing of television series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She is the co-creator and showrunner of

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’s '' Home Before Dark''.

Early life

Resnik was born and raised in New York, New York. She is the daughter of Richard and Elise Resnik. Her father is a corporate and real estate attorney and her paternal grandfather was a

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immigrant from

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who sold pianos including the prop pianos featured in the 1967 film '' The Producers''. Resnik attended

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and later earned a

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and

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from

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and a Master of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Producing from the

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’s School of Cinematic Arts’ Peter Stark Producing Program .

Career

Following a feature career as a writer for ''

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'' and a co-producer on

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, Resnik was a writer for

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’s ''

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'' in 2007 and the comedy series ''

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'', which was nominated in 2008 for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series. Resnik later wrote and produced ''

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'' and '' Castle'' for

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, ''

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'' for

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, and

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’s ''

''. She was a co-executive producer for

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’s '' Daredevil'' series, which was released on

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in 2015, and

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’s series ''

''. Resnik was the creator, showrunner, and executive producer, along with writer and producer

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, of '' Home Before Dark'', a

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series for

inspired by real-life 12-year-old crime reporter Hilde Lysiak. The

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series focuses on the experiences of a young woman returning to "the small lakeside town her father left behind." Resnik is currently showrunning The Horror of Dolores Roach for Amazon. Resnik is a faculty member of the Peter Stark Producing Program and the John Wells Division of Writing for Screen & Television at the University of Southern California and also teaches at the Sundance Institute Labs program.

Awards

In 2004, Resnik's short film ''Great Lengths'' won two Gold awards at the

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in the

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and short film director categories. Resnik was a writer for the comedy series ''

'', which was nominated in 2008 for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best New Series.

Personal life

Resnik is a single mom. She lives in

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with her daughter. Resnik participated in the LA Marathon and is involved at IKAR, a Los Angeles-based progressive Jewish congregation.

Filmography

Television

Films

Short films

References

External links

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