Elizabeth Sarnoff

Elizabeth Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost. She is the co-creator of the Fox crime/mystery series Alcatraz.

Works

Barry

A listless hitman is enthralled by theatre acting and becomes eager to leave his old life behind in pursuit of a new career.

Release Date2018-03-25

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Charactersd Liz

Episode Count4

Vote Count1069

Lost

Stripped of everything, the survivors of a horrific plane crash must work together to stay alive. But the island holds many secrets.

Release Date2004-09-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count19

Vote Count4826

Deadwood

The story of the early days of Deadwood, South Dakota; woven around actual historic events with most of the main characters based on real people. Deadwood starts as a gold mining camp and gradually turns from a lawless wild-west community into an organized wild-west civilized town. The story focuses on the real-life characters Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen.

Release Date2004-03-21

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count36

Vote Count894

Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Release Date2001-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count158

The Leftovers

When 2% of the world's population abruptly disappears without explanation, the world struggles to understand just what they're supposed to do about it. This is the story of the people who didn't make the cut.

Release Date2014-06-29

DepartmentProduction

JobConsulting Producer

Episode Count3

Vote Count1134

Marco Polo

Set in a world of greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, this lavish drama series follows explorer Marco Polo's adventures in the 13th century.

Release Date2014-12-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count3

Vote Count575

Alcatraz

A unique team, consisting of a federal agent, a police officer and a conspiracy theory novelist, investigate the shocking reappearance of Alcatraz's most notorious prisoners, fifty years after they supposedly vanished.

Release Date2012-01-16

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count287

Late Night

A legendary late-night talk show host's world is turned upside down when she hires her only female staff writer. Originally intended to smooth over diversity concerns, her decision has unexpectedly hilarious consequences as the two women separated by culture and generation are united by their love of a biting punchline.

Release Date2019-01-25

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks

Vote Count851

Scarpetta

Scarpetta

Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships, both personal and professional – including her sister Dorothy, with plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover.

Release Date2026-03-11

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count8

Kiss Me

A coming of age drama that follows two 15-year old girls, Zoe and Shelby, through the physical and emotional growing pains of their youth. As they test the limits of their relationship and the impact of an older married man, they forge a friendship that changes both their lives forever.

Release Date2015-08-29

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count13

Chasing Papi

Playboy Thomas Fuentes has so far been able to skate by in life on good looks and charm alone. But when his duplicitous relationships with three women -- impassioned waitress Cici, meticulous lawyer Lorena and bored socialite Patricia -- spiral out of control, he suffers a mental breakdown. His doctor recommends that he choose just one girlfriend -- but can he choose in time before they discover his deception?

Release Date2003-04-16

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count126

Marco Polo: One Hundred Eyes

A defiant warrior-monk arrives at Kublai Khan's court in chains and soon earns his tragic nickname in this 30-minute origin story.

Release Date2015-12-26

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Vote Count131

Good in Bed

The story of an up-and-coming journalist in Philadelphia grappling with shaky self-esteem, a fresh-out-of-the-closet mom, an absent father and the guy who broke her heart.

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter