NEW ORLEANS — David Mills, a veteran television writer who worked on the award-winning series ER and The Wire, has died. He was 48.
Mills died Tuesday night in New Orleans, said HBO spokesman Diego Aldana, declining to provide any other information. No cause of death was released and an autopsy is pending.
Mills had been living in New Orleans while co-writing and acting as co-executive producer of the new HBO series Treme. He wrote two of the upcoming episodes, which are being shot in the city. The drama is set to premiere April 11.
Wendell Pierce, who played Detective William “Bunk” Moreland on The Wire, and plays a musician in Treme, said Mills collapsed on the set Tuesday.
“He was carrying on a conversation and just fell over,” Pierce said. “They called the medics, but there was nothing to be done.”
HBO said in a statement that the network is “deeply saddened by the sudden loss of our dear friend and colleague.”
“He was a gracious and humble man, and will be sorely missed by those who knew and loved him, as well as those who were aware of his immense talent. David has left us too soon but his brilliant work will live on.”