A display device which can be produced at reduced material cost and has a smaller peripheral frame area, and a method for producing the same, are provided. A display device includes a first substrate including a display area, which includes an organic EL light emitting layer; a second substrate located so as to face the first substrate; a dam member located along, and outside with respect to, a part of an outer edge of the display area, the dam member joining the first substrate and the second substrate to each other; and a filler filling a space between the first substrate and the second substrate while being in contact with the dam member.