Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson
American screenwriter and producer duo
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Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson are American screenwriters and producers known for creating and executive producing the Showtime drama series Yellowjackets.[1]
Biography
Lyle was born in New Jersey and grew up in Belmar, New Jersey.[2] She graduated from Lawrenceville School and received her B.A. and MFA from Columbia University.[3][4][5] Nickerson hails from Monmouth County, New Jersey, having been raised in Middletown Township, New Jersey.[6][2] The couple met on the East Coast and moved to Los Angeles in 2007 with the intention of becoming TV writers and landed their first job writing for The Originals.[7][8]
Lyle and Nickerson also wrote for other TV shows such as Narcos and Dispatches from Elsewhere.[9]
In 2022, Lyle and Nickerson were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series and Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series for creating the Showtime series Yellowjackets.[10] In August 2022, they had signed an overall deal with Showtime.[11] The deal was renewed in 2026 through successor company Paramount Television Studios.[12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writers | Producers | Directors | |||
| 2013–16 | The Originals | Yes | No | No | Wrote 11 episodes Also story editors and executive story editors |
| 2017 | Narcos | Yes | Yes | No | Co-producers, wrote: "MRO" |
| 2018 | Narcos: Mexico | Yes | Yes | No | Wrote 2 episodes, also consulting producers |
| 2020 | Dispatches from Elsewhere | Yes | Yes | No | Co-executive producers, wrote 3 episodes |
| 2021–present | Yellowjackets | Yes | Executive | Nickerson | Creators, wrote 4 episodes Directed 2 episodes (only Bart Nickerson) |
| 2023 | Celebrity Family Feud | No | No | No | Contestant (only Ashley Lyle) |