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Zack Estrin

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Zack Estrin
Estrin at WonderCon 2018
Estrin atWonderCon2018
BornSeptember 16, 1971
Woodland, California,U.S.
Died(aged 51)
Hermosa Beach, California,U.S.
Occupation
  • Television producer
  • screenwriter
EducationUniversity of Southern California
SpouseKari
Children2

Zack Estrin(September 16, 1971 – September 23, 2022) was an American television producer and screenwriter.

Estrin began his career as a writer and producer onCharmed,Dawson's Creek,andTru Calling,before serving as a co-executive producer ofPrison Break.[1][2]He was set to write the script of an ultimately unproduced spin-off,Prison Break: Cherry Hill,along withPrison Break'sexecutive producerMatt Olmstead,both of whom conceived the idea for the spin-off with fellow executive producer,Dawn Parouse.[3]He was also a producer on the filmStranger than Fiction.[1]

From 2018 to 2021, he served as showrunner on theNetflixshowLost in Space.[4]

Personal life and death[edit]

Estrin was born inWoodland, California,and raised inBrooklyn,New York.[1]His father, Jonathan, was also a screenwriter.[5]

Estrin attended theUniversity of Southern California.[2]He and his wife, Kari, had two daughters.[1]

On September 23, 2022, Estrin died while jogging inHermosa Beach, California,after apparently going intocardiac arrest.He was 51, and was not known to be ill.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdNordyke, Kimberly (September 25, 2022)."Zack Estrin, Showrunner on Netflix's 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 51".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedSeptember 25,2022.
  2. ^abEarl, William (September 25, 2022)."Zack Estrin, Writer-Producer Known for 'Prison Break' and 'Lost in Space,' Dies at 51".Variety.RetrievedSeptember 25,2022.
  3. ^Grossberg, Josh (October 24, 2007)."Prison Breakfor Girls? ".E!.Archived fromthe originalon October 26, 2007.RetrievedJune 14,2022.
  4. ^Holloway, Daniel (June 29, 2016)."'Lost in Space' Reboot Ordered to Series by Netflix ".Variety.ISSN0042-2738.OCLC810134503.Archivedfrom the original on March 22, 2022.RetrievedJune 14,2022.
  5. ^"Zack Estrin, writer-producer known for 'Prison Break' and 'Lost in Space,' dies at 51".NBCNews.com.Reuters.September 25, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 25,2022.
  6. ^Andreeva, Nellie (September 25, 2022)."Zack Estrin Dies: 'Lost In Space' Showrunner Was 51".Deadline Hollywood.RetrievedSeptember 25,2022.

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