Andrew Kreisberg | |
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 Kreisberg at the 2012San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | (1971-04-23)April 23, 1971 (age 54) |
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| Occupations | Writer, producer |
| Years active | 1998–2017 |
Andrew Kreisberg (born April 23, 1971) is an American former television writer, producer and comic book writer. He is best known as the co-creator of the television seriesThe Flash,Arrow,Supergirl andLegends of Tomorrow.
Kreisberg graduated from theBoston UniversityCollege of Communication in 1993.[1] Kreisberg isJewish.[2]
His first job was on the short-livedanimated sitcomMission Hill. He has written for several other series including:Justice League,The Simpsons,Hope & Faith,Boston Legal,Lipstick Jungle,Eli Stone,The Vampire Diaries,Star Wars: The Clone Wars,My Family, andWarehouse 13.
In November 2015, Kreisberg signed a multi-year deal withWarner Bros. Television, through which he would continue to develop new projects as well as remain the sole showrunner ofThe Flash, co-showrunner ofSupergirl (along withAli Adler), and executive producer onArrow andLegends of Tomorrow.[3] In November 2017, his position with Warner Bros. was terminated due to allegations ofsexual harassment.[4]
In 2009, he joined theFOXscience-fiction/horror seriesFringe as a co-executive producer and writer. At the end ofseason one, Kreisberg left the show. He co-wrote the following episodes:
In 2011, Kreisberg was hired to write a pilot based onDC Comics heroBooster Gold, forSyfy.[5] The script went through many iterations and was said to be in consideration at the network.[6][7] This project was shelved since Warner Bros. severed all ties with Kreisberg in November 2017.[8]
In 2011, Kreisberg,Marc Guggenheim, andGreg Berlanti began developingArrow, a re-imagining of theDC Comics comic book characterGreen Arrow forThe CW. In January 2012, The CW picked the project up topilot.[9] On January 31, 2012, actorStephen Amell was cast in the title role of Oliver Queen/Arrow.[10] On May 11, 2012, The CW orderArrow to series. It premiered on October 10, 2012.[11]
In July 2013, it was announced that Kreisberg, fellowArrow co-creator Berlanti and DC Comics CCOGeoff Johns would be introducingBarry Allen during the show's second season, with the twentieth episode serving as abackdoor pilot. ActorGrant Gustin was cast and first appeared in the eighth episode of the second season, "The Scientist".[12] The CW producers were pleased with the handling of the character, and greenlit a pilot episode, foregoing the backdoor version.[13] In May 2014,The Flash was officially ordered to series.[14] It premiered October 7, 2014.[15]
On February 26, 2015, it was announced that Kreisberg, along with Guggenheim and Berlanti, would write/executive produce a spin-off series featuringCaity Lotz,Victor Garber,Brandon Routh andWentworth Miller asWhite Canary,Martin Stein, theAtom, andCaptain Cold respectively, for a potential 2016 premiere.[16] The series, titledLegends of Tomorrow premiered on January 21, 2016.[17]
Kreisberg has written for the comic book seriesGreen Arrow and Black Canary andBatman Confidential.
In 2008, Arcana Comics began publishingHelen Killer, a comic book by Kreisberg with art by Matthew Rice. In it, a college-agedHelen Keller is given a device which allows her to see and hear and which increases her physical abilities, at which point she is hired to protect the President of the United States.
It was announced in July 2014, that Kreisberg andArrow executive story editorBen Sokolowski would be taking over theGreen Arrow title in October of that year, beginning with issue #35.[18]
On November 10, 2017, Kreisberg was suspended from his role as showrunner onThe Flash, Arrow,Legends of Tomorrow, andSupergirl, after fifteen women and four men accused him ofsexual harassment.[19][20] On November 29, 2017, he was fired from all Warner Bros. Television projects.[4][21]
In October 2023,Vanity Fair reported that Kreisberg had been arrested in March 2023 and charged withforcible touching following an alleged incident at abar mitzvah in Westchester County, New York. The charges against Kreisberg were later dropped.[22]
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
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| 1998 | Malcolm & Eddie | Yes | Writer (1 episode) | ||
| 2000–2002 | Mission Hill | ||||
| 2001 | Cousin Skeeter | ||||
| 2002–2003 | The Simpsons | Writer (2 episodes), story editor, executive story editor | |||
| 2002–2004 | Justice League | Writer (3 episodes) | |||
| 2003–2004 | Hope & Faith | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); co-producer | ||
| 2005–2007 | Boston Legal | Writer (9 episodes); producer | |||
| 2007 | The Wedding Bells | Supervising producer | |||
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Yes | Writer (1 episode) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Eli Stone | Yes | Writer (7 episodes); supervising producer, co-executive producer | ||
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Writer (2 episodes); co-executive producer | |||
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Writer (1 episode) | ||||
| 2009–2010 | Fringe | Yes | Writer (2 episodes); co-executive producer | ||
| 2009–2011 | My Family | Writer (2 episodes) | |||
| 2010–2011 | Warehouse 13 | Yes | Writer (4 episodes); co-executive producer | ||
| 2011 | Red Faction: Origins | Television film; with Paul de Meo and Danny Bilson, based on the video game developed by Volition | |||
| 2012–2017 | Arrow | Yes | Co-developer; writer (17 episodes) | ||
| 2014–2017 | The Flash | Co-developer; writer (10 episodes) | |||
| 2015 | The Oscars | TV special; with Greg Berlanti & Seth Grahame-Smith & Michael Green | |||
| 2015–2017 | Supergirl | Yes | Co-developer; writer (5 episodes) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Legends of Tomorrow | Co-developer; writer (2 episodes) | |||
| Preceded by | Green Arrow and Black Canary writer 2009–2010 | Succeeded by |
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