Dawn Prestwich is an American television writer and producer. She attended

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in Dallas, Texas and Stanford University. In 1997, she shared an Emmy nomination with several producers of '' Chicago Hope'' in the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and

Nicole Yorkin Nicole Yorkin is an American television writer and producer. In 1997, she shared an Emmy Award nomination with several producers of '' Chicago Hope'' in the category "Outstanding Drama Series". In 2003, she and her partner Dawn Prestwich won a Wr ...

won a

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award for the pilot episode of the episodic drama ''

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''. In 2009 Prestwich and Yorkin joined the crew of new ABC science fiction drama '' FlashForward'' as consulting producers and writers. The series was co-created by David S. Goyer and

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. 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 drama '' Z: The Beginning of Everything'' for

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with

in 2015. In 2019 she co-created the

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international action drama Hit & Run with

, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff She lives in

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and has two sons, Noah and Isaac. Spouse: John Wescott (M. 2022)

Credits (selected)

* '' Melrose Place'' (1993) - writer * ''

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'' (1994) - writer - producer * '' Chicago Hope'' (1995–1999) - writer, co-executive producer * '' Judging Amy'' (1999–2001) - writer and co-executive producer * ''

'' (2001–2002) - writer/creator - 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 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 * '' Hit & Run'' (2021) - creator, writer and co-executive producer

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prestwich, Dawn American television producers American women television producers American television writers Living people American women television writers Writers Guild of America Award winners Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Hockaday School alumni 21st-century American women