American writer and producer (1947–1992) who briefly ran the writing staff of The Next Generation at the start of its third season and recommended Michael Piller as his successor.
Michael Wagner was an American television writer and producer, born in 1947, who won an Emmy for his work on Hill Street Blues and co-created the series Probe with Isaac Asimov.
In 1989 he was hired as co-executive producer to lead the writers of The Next Generation for its third season. He stayed only a few weeks, but before leaving he brought in Michael Piller, who took over the post and guided the series through its strongest years.
Wagner has three writing credits from that short period: the story of the season opener Evolution, shared with Piller; the script of The Survivors, about the lone inhabitants of a devastated colony; and a share of the story of Booby Trap. He died in 1992.