Zack Estrin Dead at 51; Prison Break and Lost in Space Reboot Producer - TVLine

Zack Estrin, a writer and producer whose TV credits included Prison Break, Netflix’s Lost in Space reboot (where he served as showrunner) and ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland spinoff (which he co-created), died on Sept.

According to our sister site Variety, Estrin is believed to have suffered a cardiac event while out for a run.

He went on to write/produce for Tru Calling, Prison Break, No Ordinary Family, The River, The Whispers and then Lost in Space, which wrapped a three-season run last December.

On Prison Break, Estrin rose to the position of co-executive producer by Season 2, after writing several Season 1 episodes and starting out as a supervising producer.

In a statement to Variety, Prison Break showrunner Matt Olmsted said Estrin “was an amazing writer, equally gifted with dialogue and structure.