| Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich | |
| Birth Name: | Lauren Schmidt |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1978 |
| Birth Place: | Westerville, Ohio, United States |
| Education: | Wittenberg University (BA) |
| Occupation: | Television producer, screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 2002–present |
| Spouse: | Michael Hissrich |
| Children: | 2 |
Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich ([1] [2] [3]) (born 1 August 1978) is an American television producer and screenwriter. She is the series creator of the television series The Witcher.[4]
She was raised in Westerville, Ohio, and graduated from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, in 2000 with a BA in English literature and creative writing.[3] [5] [6]
She has written scripts for television series The West Wing and Justice, as well as written and produced shows such as Parenthood, Do No Harm, Private Practice, Daredevil, The Defenders and The Umbrella Academy. She is the show runner and executive producer of The Witcher, a Netflix original series loosely based on the book series by Andrzej Sapkowski.[4] [7]
In 2021, it was reported that she had signed an overall deal with Netflix.[8]
| Year(s) | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Executive producer | Other | ||||
| 2002–2006 | The West Wing | Story editor, researcher | ||||
| 2006–2007 | Justice | Story editor | ||||
| 2007 | Drive | Story editor | ||||
| 2007–2009 | Private Practice | |||||
| 2010 | Parenthood | |||||
| 2013 | Do No Harm | |||||
| 2014 | Power | |||||
| 2016 | Daredevil | |||||
| 2017 | The Defenders | |||||
| 2019 | The Umbrella Academy | |||||
| 2019–present | The Witcher | Showrunner | ||||
| 2021 | [9] | Animated film | ||||
| 2022 | ||||||
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Michael Hissrich—also a television producer—and two sons.[5] [10]