David Zabel is an American television producer and writer. He was born and raised in New York City. He attended Princeton University and New York University's Graduate Acting Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. Zabel began his scriptwriting career with episodes for JAG and Star Trek: Voyager. He then became the story editor for the first season of Dark Angel in 2000 while continuing to write teleplays. He has worked extensively on ER, becoming an executive producer and the series showrunner. He has won a Humanitas Prize for his writing for ER. He was also the showrunner/executive producer of the PBS series Mercy Street.
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The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (2023)
Show crew as Executive Producer
Show crew as Creator
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: Deux Amours (Oct 8, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Alouette (Sep 17, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: L'âme Perdue (Sep 10, 2023)
Stumptown (2019)
Show crew as Executive Producer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Family Ties (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: Rip City Dicks (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: Missed Connections (Oct 2, 2019)
Mercy Street (2016)
Show crew as Creator
Show crew as Executive Producer
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x01: The New Nurse (Jan 17, 2016)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x01: The New Nurse (Jan 17, 2016)
Episode crew as Writer
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x06: House of Bondage (Mar 5, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Balm in Gilead (Jan 22, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: The Diabolical Plot (Feb 21, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: The Haversack (Jan 24, 2016)
Red Band Society (2014)
Show crew as Consulting Producer
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x03: Liar, Liar Pants on Fire (Oct 1, 2014)
Dark Angel (2000)
Episode crew as Writer
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x20: Meow (May 15, 2001)
- Episode 1x09: Out (Jan 9, 2001)
- Episode 1x04: C.R.E.A.M. (Oct 31, 2000)
Episode crew as Teleplay
- Episode 1x10: Red (Jan 16, 2001)
Episode crew as Story
- Episode 1x12: Rising (Feb 13, 2001)