Lauren Schmidt Hissrich

Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich
Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich
	Schmidt Hissrich at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Lauren Schmidt; August 1, 1978 (age 46); Westerville, Ohio, United States
Education	Wittenberg University (BA)
Occupation(s)	Television producer, screenwriter
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Michael Hissrich
Children	2

Lauren Schmidt-Hissrich (/ˈhɪsrɪk/ HIS-rik^[1]^[2]^[3]) (born (1978-08-01)August 1, 1978) is an American television producer and screenwriter. She is the series creator of the television series The Witcher.^[4]

Early life

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
Year(s)	Title	Writer	Executive producer	Other	Notes
2002–2006	The West Wing	Yes	No	Yes	Story editor, researcher
2006–2007	Justice	Yes	No	Yes	Story editor
2007	Drive	Yes	No	Yes	Story editor
2007–2009	Private Practice	Yes	Yes	No
2010	Parenthood	Yes	Yes	No
2013	Do No Harm	Yes	Yes	No
2014	Power	Yes	No	No
2016	Daredevil	Yes	No	No
2017	The Defenders	Yes	No	No
2019	The Umbrella Academy	Yes	No	No
2019–present	The Witcher	Yes	Yes	Yes	Showrunner
2021	The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf^[9]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Animated film
2022	The Witcher: Blood Origin	Yes	Yes	Yes

She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Michael Hissrich—also a television producer—and two sons.^[5]^[10]

^ Twitter: Hiss-rick!
^ "Lauren S. Hissrich Impromptu Q&A Roundup". 6 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b McGinn, Andrew (14 August 2009). "You, too, can find success in Hollywood with just a Wittenberg education". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b Holloway, Daniel (8 December 2017). "Lauren Schmidt Hissrich to Adapt 'The Witcher' for Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lauren Hissrich". Of Writers and Women. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
^ "Schmidt Wins Recognition as Outstanding Young Alumna" (PDF). Footnotes: English Department News and Notes. 2 (2). Wittenberg University Department of English: 3. Fall 2009.
^ "The Biggest Differences Between Netflix's the Witcher and the Book Series". 6 April 2022.
^ Petski, Denise (19 August 2021). "'The Witcher' Creator Lauren Schmidt Hissrich Inks Overall Deal With Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Goslin, Austen (22 January 2020). "Netflix to release a Witcher anime film". Polygon. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ JP (21 April 2016). "Nerdlocker Artist Interview: Lauren Schmidt Hissrich". Nerdlocker. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.