Dan Perrault

Dan Perrault
Dan Perrault
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Born	Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Citizenship	United States of America
Occupation	Writer; Producer;
Known for	Co-creator of American Vandal

Dan Perrault is an American television writer and Television producer. He is best-known for the TV series American Vandal, for which he won a Peabody Award.^[1]

Career[edit]

In 2011, Perrault co-founded the production company Woodhead Entertainment along with his writing partner Tony Yacenda, and producing partner, Sean Carrigan.^[2]

In 2016, Perrault scored a direct to series order from Netflix for his True crime mockumentary series, American Vandal. He served as co-creator, writer and executive producer for the series. ^[3]

In 2021, Universal Pictures purchased the rights to Perrault's original screenplay, Strays. Josh Greenbaum is attached is direct, with Phil Lord and Chris Miller producing.^[4]

Also in 2021, Perrault scored another direct to series order with Paramount+|Paramount+. He will serve as co-creator, writer and executive producer along with long time writing partner, Tony Yacenda. ^[5]

American Vandal[edit]

Perrault created, wrote and executive produced Season 1 of American Vandal and returned for Season 2.^[6] Vandal was Netflix's most Binge-watching|binge-watched show of 2017.^[7]^[8] On April 19, 2018, American Vandal won a 2017 Peabody Award for Entertainment.^[9] In July 2018, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.^[10]

References[edit]

↑ Cutler, Jacqueline (2018-05-18). "Why Honoring Socially Conscious Storytelling Is Key to Peabody Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
↑ Zuckerman, Esther (14 September 2017). "American Vandal Makes Fun of Making a Murderer, with Netflix's Blessing". Vanity Fair Blogs.
↑ Team, The Deadline (6 January 2017). "2017 Netflix Pilots". Deadline.
↑ Donnelly, Matt (27 May 2021). "Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Picturestart Set Live-Action Comedy 'Strays' at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
↑ Porter, Rick (27 August 2021). "'American Vandal' Creators Land Esports Comedy at Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter.
↑ "'American Vandal' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
↑ "2017 on Netflix - A Year in Bingeing". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
↑ Feldman, Dana. "The Most Binged Shows On Netflix In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
↑ "Entertainment, Children's & Youth Winners Named". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
↑ Chow, Andrew R. "2018 Emmy Awards: Here Are the Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.

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[1] Cutler, Jacqueline (2018-05-18). "Why Honoring Socially Conscious Storytelling Is Key to Peabody Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[2] Zuckerman, Esther (14 September 2017). "American Vandal Makes Fun of Making a Murderer, with Netflix's Blessing". Vanity Fair Blogs.

[3] Team, The Deadline (6 January 2017). "2017 Netflix Pilots". Deadline.

[4] Donnelly, Matt (27 May 2021). "Phil Lord and Chris Miller, Picturestart Set Live-Action Comedy 'Strays' at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.

[5] Porter, Rick (27 August 2021). "'American Vandal' Creators Land Esports Comedy at Paramount+". The Hollywood Reporter.

[6] "'American Vandal' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[7] "2017 on Netflix - A Year in Bingeing". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[8] Feldman, Dana. "The Most Binged Shows On Netflix In 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[9] "Entertainment, Children's & Youth Winners Named". www.peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

[10] Chow, Andrew R. "2018 Emmy Awards: Here Are the Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-20.