Darren Star (born July 25, 1961) is an American writer, director and producer of film and television.

He is best known for creating the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000), Melrose Place (1992–1999), Sex and the City (1998–2004), Younger (2015–2021), Emily in Paris (2020–present), And Just Like That... (2021–present) and Uncoupled (2022).

[2] He attended Winston Churchill High School and UCLA where he studied English and Creative Writing.

[4] He also worked on Central Park West (1995), Grosse Pointe (2000), The $treet (2000), Miss Match (2003), Kitchen Confidential (2005), Runaway (2006) and Cashmere Mafia (2008).

[citation needed] In 2002, he was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Writer Award.