From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mike Sussman (born June 22, 1967) is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on the Star Trek franchise, having written more than thirty episodes. He was also a writer and an executive producer on Sam Raimi's syndicated adventure series, Legend of the Seeker. He is currently a writer and executive producer of the TNT series Perception, which he co-created with Kenneth Biller.