Daniel Grindlinger

Daniel Grindlinger is a dynamic instructor with extensive experience writing, developing, and producing in the Entertainment Industry.

He currently has a film, DISEMBODIED MACHINES, co-written with J.H Wyman (THE MEXICAN, FRINGE), at David Goyer’s Phantom Four Production with Brad Anderson (THE MACHINIST) attached to direct. Daniel served as a staff writer for both J.H Wyman’s and J.J. Abrams’ Fox crime series ALMOST HUMAN, and Steven Bochco’s TNT crime series MURDER IN THE FIRST. In 2022, Daniel was selected as a 2022 WGAW TV Writer Access Diversity and Inclusion Project semi-finalist.

Daniel’s career began as a crime reporter, investigative journalist, and fact checker, covering murders, sex crimes, and other illicit activities. He is a graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School for Journalism and NYU Tisch School for the Arts. In 2020, Daniel returned to true crime when he served as the Creator/Development Producer/ Writer for the First Watch true crime show LIVING A NIGHTMARE which aired on Investigation Discovery. He recently wrapped the true crime series CITIZEN DETECTIVE for Sundance TV where he served as a writer/researcher. CITIZEN DETECTIVE will air in 2023. This summer, Daniel created a docu-series for Langley Productions that is currently in development.

Daniel has also developed original television series and feature films for Allison Shearmur (HUNGER GAMES), Shephard/Robin Productions (LONGMIRE), Marc Rosen (SENSE 8), John Will (MATLOCK), and Lionsgate.

Daniel has taught English at William Cullen Bryant High School in Queens, NY, and tutored students for Screenwriting, College Essays, the SAT and the ISEE. On a personal note, Daniel spends much of his time rereading the books of Jim Thompson, watching Korean Crime films and following his beloved Mets.