Zack Estrin
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Zack Estrin is an American
television producer and screenwriter.
He has produced many episodes in the television series Prison Break
, Point Pleasant
, Tru Calling
, Miracles
and Charmed
, as well as the 2000
film Stranger Than Fiction
. He has also written a number of episodes for Prison Break, Tru Calling, Point Pleasant and Charmed.
Estrin, as co-executive producer of Prison Break, is set to write the script of its anticipated spin-off, Prison Break: Cherry Hill, along with Prison Break' s executive producer Matt Olmstead
, both of whom conceived the idea for spin-off with other executive producer Dawn Parouse.
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television producer and screenwriter.
He has produced many episodes in the television series Prison Break
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
, Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant (TV series)
Point Pleasant is a television series that first aired on the Fox Network in January 2005. It was cancelled in March 2005 due to poor ratings....
, Tru Calling
Tru Calling
Tru Calling is an American television supernatural drama series that premiered on Fox Network on October 30, 2003. It ran for two seasons before being canceled....
, Miracles
Miracles (TV series)
Miracles is an American drama television program starring Skeet Ulrich and Angus Macfadyen. Created by Richard Hatem and Michael Petroni, the series has sometimes been dubbed a "spiritual version of The X-Files" by its creators...
and Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, as well as the 2000
2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
film Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger than Fiction (2000 film)
Stranger Than Fiction is a 2000 comedy-thriller film directed by Eric Bross and starring Mackenzie Astin.-Plot:While waiting for their flight in a bar of an airport, the writer Donovan Miller tells the story of his best-seller to a stranger to kill time. In Lake City, Violet Madison, Austin Walker,...
. He has also written a number of episodes for Prison Break, Tru Calling, Point Pleasant and Charmed.
Estrin, as co-executive producer of Prison Break, is set to write the script of its anticipated spin-off, Prison Break: Cherry Hill, along with Prison Break
Matt Olmstead
Matt Olmstead is an American writer and producer for television shows.-Early life:Olmstead graduated from California State University, Chico. He is an alumnus of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. He went to Hollywood in hopes of being a script writer. Olmstead eventually worked with an...
, both of whom conceived the idea for spin-off with other executive producer Dawn Parouse.
Prison Break (15 episodes)
- 1.05 - "English, Fitz Or PercyEnglish, Fitz or Percy (Prison Break episode)"English, Fitz or Percy" is the fifth episode of the television series Prison Break. The episode was broadcast on September 19, 2005 in the United States. It is directed by Randall Zisk and credited to writer Zack Estrin...
" (19 September 2005) (written) - 1.11 - "And Then There Were 7" (14 November 2005) (written)
- 1.16 - "Brother's Keeper" (3 April 2006) (written)
- 1.19 - "The Key" (24 April 2006) (written with Matt Olmstead, story by Paul ScheuringPaul ScheuringPaul T. Scheuring is an American screenwriter and director for films and television shows. His work includes the 2003 film A Man Apart and, more notably, the creation of the television drama Prison Break, for which he is also credited as an executive producer and Head Writer.-Biography:Scheuring...
) - 1.20 - "Tonight" (1 May 2006) (written)
- 2.03 - "Scan" (4 September 2006) (written)
- 2.08 - "Dead Fall" (23 October 2006) (written)
- 2.13 - "The Killing Box" (27 November 2006) (written)
- 2.15 - "The MessageThe Message (Prison Break episode)"The Message" is the thirty-seventh episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the fifteenth episode of its second season. Originally aired on January 29, 2007, the episode was written by Zack Estrin and Karyn Usher, and was directed by Bobby Roth...
" (29 January 2007) (written with Karyn UsherKaryn UsherKaryn Usher is an American television producer and writer.She has produced twenty-four episodes for the television series Prison Break, and additionally written twelve episodes...
) - 2.20 - "PanamaPanama (Prison Break episode)"Panama" is the 42nd episode of the American television series Prison Break and is the 20th episode of its second season. The episode aired on March 12, 2007. The plot features the protagonists' escape to Panama while subplots include that of Sara Tancredi, Brad Bellick, Fernando Sucre, Theodore...
" (19 March 2007) (written) - 3.03 - "Call Waiting" (1 October 2007) (written)
- 3.07 - "Vamonos" (5 November 2007) (written with Kalinda Vazquez)
- 3.11 - "Under and Out" (4 February 2008) (written)
- 4.02 - "Breaking & EnteringBreaking & Entering (Prison Break)"Breaking & Entering" is the 59th episode of the American television series Prison Break and was shown together with the first episode of its fourth season as a two-hour episode with "Scylla"...
" (1 September 2008) (written) - 4.15 - "Going Under" (15 December 2008) (written)
- 4.21 - "Rate Of Exchange" (15 may 2009) (written)