David Gauvey Herbert is a journalist for New York Magazine, Esquire, and Bloomberg Businessweek. His stories center on local power dramas, and several are being adapted for TV, including stories about corruption in New York’s lifeguard union (Darren Aronofsky/Fox Searchlight), an epic feud between two Little League dads (Jason Bateman/Netflix), and the family drama at an iconic weight-loss camp for kids (Josh Gad/ABC Signature). Herbert is also the executive producer of a forthcoming HBO documentary series about the succession crisis at America’s biggest Renaissance festival (directed by Lance Oppenheim). Frank is his first film.