Glen Mazzara is a television writer/creator/showrunner who most recently was Showrunner for BEACON 23, starring Lena Headey and Stephan James. Simultaneously, he is also a Consulting Producer for THE ROOKIE, starring Nathan Fillion. He is currently developing several projects based on major IP for Netflix and Sony. His most recent creation was A&E’s series, DAMIEN, based on the classic horror film, “The Omen.” Before that, Mazzara was Executive Producer and Showrunner for AMC’s record-breaking series, THE WALKING DEAD, which earned him two Saturn awards and was listed as one of AFI’s Top Ten TV Programs of 2012. He was awarded the 2013 Bram Stoker award for Superior Achievement in a Screenplay. He also earned a Peabody for his work on the Golden Globe-winning THE SHIELD. He ran season two of TNT’s medical drama HAWTHORNE and worked on NBC’s LIFE. He created the series CRASH, the first scripted drama on STARZ and developed Stephen King’s DARK TOWER novels as a series for Amazon.

In 2023, Mazzara was selected as one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Forces for Change for his work on inclusion and diversity issues in the entertainment industry. He co-chaired of the WGA’s Inclusion & Equity Group for eleven years and is a co-founder of the WGA Staff Writer Bootcamp. Mazzara is a frequent speaker at the WGA, the Writers Guild Foundation, the WGA Showrunner Training Program, and the WGA Writers Access Project. He has served on the WGAW Board of Directors and is currently on the Board of Trustees for Humanitas. He is a member of ReFrame, which works to improve opportunities for women in the entertainment industry. He has taught classes and seminars at colleges across the country and is a frequent speaker at professional conferences both in the U.S. and overseas. He is a proud member of NYU’s Mentoring Network and received their inaugural Mentor of the Year Award. He has served as an advisor for the Sundance Institute’s Episodic Story Lab.

Mazzara lives in LA with his family.