Avrind Ethan David—Weaving Worlds from Dirk Gently to Jagged Little Pill—A Storyteller's Journey

Arvind Ethan David is a writer and producer whose career began when he adapted Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency as his high school play, catching the attention of creator Douglas Adams. As an author, he has written seven graphic novels, including Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business (Pantheon, 2025) and the Stoker-nominated Darkness Visible. His debut novel, The Dread & The Envy will be released by Thomas & Mercer in 2026.

In audio, he has written multiple chart Originals, the anthology science fiction series Earworms and The Crimes of Dorian Gray.  His original non-fiction audiobook Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth, was released in June 2025 and is now available.

.On stage, he produced the Grammy and Tony-winning Jagged Little Pill on Broadway and his musical play The Boy With Wings based on Lenny Henry’s children’s book has opened and is currently on stage in London.

His television work includes  Anansi Boys (Amazon) and Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Netflix/AMC). In film, he has produced 9 features including the Asian Academy award winning The Garden of Evening Mists (HBO). He is also a principal of the production company Prodigal.

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