Daniel Cerone

Daniel Cerone

Daniel Cerone is a television writer and executive producer.

In 2006, he joined the staff of Showtime's DEXTER as a writer for three episodes and co-executive producer for 11 episodes of Season One.

During 2007 - 2008, he was executive producer for 24 episodes.

Cerone stopped writing for the show after Season Two, but continued as an uncredited executive producer.

Writer

Season One

• "Popping Cherry"
• "Circle of Friends"
• "Born Free" (co-written with Melissa Rosenberg)

Season Two

• "It's Alive!"
• "That Night, a Forest Grew"
• "The British Invasion" (story with Melissa Rosenberg; teleplay by Daniel Cerone)

Co-Executive Producer

Season One

• "Crocodile"
• "Popping Cherry"
• "Let's Give the Boy a Hand"
• "Love American Style"
• "Return to Sender"
• "Circle of Friends"
• "Shrink Wrap"
• "Father Knows Best"
• "Seeing Red"
• "Truth Be Told"
• "Born Free"

Executive Producer

Season Two

• "It's Alive!"
• "Waiting to Exhale"
• "An Inconvenient Lie"
• "See-Through"
• "The Dark Defender"
• "Dex, Lies, and Videotape"
• "That Night, a Forest Grew"
• "Morning Comes"
• "Resistance is Futile"
• "There's Something About Harry"
• "Left Turn Ahead"
• "The British Invasion"

Career

His credits include The Blacklist, The Mentalist, Dirty Sexy Money, and Charmed. He was the co-creator of Constantine, the adaptation of the DC comics Vertigo series Hellblazer. He also created and executive produced Clubhouse, the CBS baseball drama, as well as the ABC police procedural Motive.

Nominations

• Cerone was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the first season.
• Based on his creative leadership, Cerone was promoted to executive producer and co-showrunner for the second season, which won a distinguished Peabody Award.
• He was also nominated for a second WGA Award and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for his work on the second season.