D. B. Weiss

Daniel Brett Weiss (born April 23, 1971), known professionally as D. B. Weiss, is an American screenwriter, author, and television producer.

Weiss gained prominence through his long-term collaboration with David Benioff, co-creating, writing, and executive producing the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), an adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels that achieved record viewership and garnered numerous Emmy Awards for its production, writing, and acting. The series' early seasons were critically acclaimed for their intricate plotting and character development, but the final seasons, written without source material from unfinished books, drew significant fan backlash for perceived deviations from established narratives and rushed resolutions, culminating in a petition signed by over 1.8 million viewers demanding a remake of Season 8. Following Game of Thrones, Weiss and Benioff secured a major deal with Netflix, where they adapted Liu Cixin's Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy into the 2024 science fiction series 3 Body Problem, praised for its visual effects but critiqued by some for altering cultural and narrative elements from the original Chinese novels. Earlier in his career, Weiss authored the novel Lucky Wander Boy (2003) and contributed to film scripts, reflecting his interest in speculative fiction.

Daniel Brett Weiss was born on April 23, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois, to parents Laurie and Michael Weiss. He grew up in the suburb of Highland Park within a Jewish family. This environment provided a stable, middle-class upbringing amid Chicago's urban cultural landscape, though specific details on parental occupations or extended family dynamics remain limited in public records.