Nicole Yorkin

Nicole Yorkinis an American television writer and producer. In 1997, she shared anEmmy Awardnomination with several producers ofChicago Hopein the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and her partnerDawn Prestwichwon aWriters Guild of America(WGA) award for the pilot episode of the episodic dramaThe Education of Max Bickford.

Biography

She is the daughter of the late screenwriter and television director and producerBud Yorkin.

In 2009, Prestwich and Yorkin joined the crew of newABCscience fiction dramaFlashForwardas consulting producers and writers. The series was co-created byDavid S. GoyerandBrannon Braga.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 dramaZ: The Beginning of Everythingwith 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 theATAafter the two sides were unable to come to an agreement on a new "Code of Conduct" that addressed the practice ofpackaging.

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

External links

• Nicole YorkinatIMDb