Dave Erickson

David C. Erickson is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating Fear the Walking Dead with Robert Kirkman, for which he was showrunner until the end of the third season; he stepped down in order to make more shows for AMC. He also created the television series Canterbury's Law, and wrote and produced for television series Sons of Anarchy and Low Winter Sun.^[1][2][3][4] In 2021, he signed an overall deal with MRC, but it is unknown where that has landed.^[5] However, his most recent writing credit is for Mayor of Kingstown. During late November of 2025, he sued AMC Networks over unpaid profits.^[6]

Dave Erickson
Erickson at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	David C. Erickson
Other names	David Erickson
Education	Williams College (2000)
Occupations	Television writer and producer
Years active	2002–present
Notable work	Fear the Walking Dead
Spouse	Sheri Elwood

Writing

Canterbury's Law

• 1.01 – "Pilot"

Sons of Anarchy

• 1.07 – "Old Bones"
• 1.11 – "Capybara" (co-written with Kurt Sutter)
• 2.03 – "Fix"
• 2.12 – "The Culling" (co-written with Kurt Sutter)
• 3.02 – "Oiled" (co-written with Kurt Sutter)
• 3.13 – "NS" (co-written with Kurt Sutter)
• 4.02 – "Booster" (co-written with Chris Collins)
• 4.05 – "Brick" (co-written with Brady Dahl)
• 4.12 – "Burnt and Purged Away" (co-written with Kurt Sutter)

Low Winter Sun

• 1.03 – "No Rounds"
• 1.08 – "Revelations"

Marco Polo

• 1.06 – "White Moon"

Fear the Walking Dead

• 1.01 – "Pilot" (co-written with Robert Kirkman)
• 1.06 – "The Good Man" (co-written with Robert Kirkman)
• 2.01 – "Monster"
• 2.15 – "North"
• 3.01 – "Eye of the Beholder"
• 3.09 – "Minotaur" (co-written with Mike Zunic)
• 3.16 – "Sleigh Ride" (co-written with Mark Richard)

Mayor of Kingstown

• 2.01 – "Never Missed a Pigeon" (co-written with Taylor Sheridan)
• 2.10 – "Little Green Ant" (co-written with Regina Corrado)
• 3.01 – "Soldier's Heart"
• 3.10 – "Comeuppance"
• 4.01 – "Coming 'Round the Mountain"
• 4.10 – "Belly of the Beast"

Personal life

Erickson is married to television producer and screenwriter, Sheri Elwood and has a daughter named Ella.^[7]