Arvind Ethan David is a producer and writer of film, television, comics and theatre, who also serves as Executive Director of Ideate Media, a Los Angeles-based production and financing company.
David currently serves as an Executive Producer of the acclaimed BBC America / Netflix series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, created by Max Landis and starring Elijah Wood. The show, currently in production on its second season, has quickly become a cult favorite, described as "gorgeous, ambitious, pre-meditated chaos" (New York Observer) and "Sherlock for the stoner generation" (The Guardian).
Arvind Ethan David is a producer and writer of film, television, comics and theatre, who also serves as Executive Director of Ideate Media, a Los Angeles-based production and financing company.
David currently serves as an Executive Producer of the acclaimed BBC America / Netflix series Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, created by Max Landis and starring Elijah Wood. The show, currently in production on its second season, has quickly become a cult favorite, described as "gorgeous, ambitious, pre-meditated chaos" (New York Observer) and "Sherlock for the stoner generation" (The Guardian).
In the comic book world, David is currently writing two monthly series for IDW Publishing. In theatre, David is producing the Jagged Little Pill musical, based on the legendary album by Alanis Morissette. Additionally, David produced and co-wrote book and lyrics for The Infidel Musical with legendary British comedian David Baddiel. David has produced six feature films, including the original hit comedy The Infidel. Current films in development include Lionsgate's If I Were You, BBC Films' The Ghost Map, based on the Steven Berlin Johnson bestseller,and The Knights of the Borrowed Dark, based on Dave Rudden's acclaimed YA trilogy.
David is a principal of Ideate Media, which operates out of offices in both Los Angeles and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; in addition to Dirk Gently, other productions include Sydney Sailboat (NBC-Sprout/Australian Broadcasting Corporation), and the forthcoming Asian action feature, Tombiruo.
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Arvind Ethan David at Story TV: Adventures in Hollywood, presented Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood, California.
