The Night Of's screenwriter is also an American novelist.
Richard Price ( born October 12 , 1949 ) is an American novelist and screenwriter , known for the books The Wanderers ( 1974 ) , Clockers ( 1992 ) and Lush Life ( 2008 ) . The Night Of . The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh .