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; stepping down in order to make more shows for AMC. He also created the television series Canterbury's Law, and wrote and produced for the television series, Sons of Anarchy and Low Winter Sun. His most recent role is as showrunner for Mayor of Kingstown, signing on from its second season to its fifth and final season. He was also showrunner for Tulsa King's third season and was initially set to showrun it's first spin-off under the name NOLA King, but that has been scrapped and the show will now be produced by Taylor Sherridan under the title, Frisco King.

In 2021, he signed an overall deal with MRC, but it is unknown where that has landed. During late November 2025, he sued AMC Networks over unpaid profits.