Dirt was created by a person.
Dirt (TV series) . The show was created by Matthew Carnahan and produced by Coquette Productions and ABC Studios . Matthew McNair Carnahan ( born February 6 , 1961 ) is an American producer , writer and director . Carnahan studied at New York University , as well as the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre . He has a daughter with longtime partner Helen Hunt , Måkena Lei Gordon Carnahan ( born 2004 ) . He also has a son , Emmett .