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Graham Yost | |
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 Yost with his Peabody Award in 2011 | |
| Born | September 5, 1959 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television producer, television director, actor. |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Graham John Yost (born September 5, 1959) is a Canadian film and television screenwriter. His best-known works are the films Speed , Broken Arrow , and Hard Rain and the TV series Justified and Silo .
Yost was born in Etobicoke in the Toronto metropolitan area. [1] He is the son of Canadian television personality Elwy Yost, [2] the longtime host of the public broadcaster TVOntario's Saturday Night at the Movies .
He graduated from the University of Toronto Schools and Trinity College at the University of Toronto.
Yost wrote for the TV sitcom Herman's Head and the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers . In 2002, he created the television drama series Boomtown . He created the short-lived NBC drama Raines (2007). Yost teamed with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, along with two of his fellow Boomtown writers Michelle Ashford and Larry Andries, to write and direct episodes of the HBO miniseries The Pacific . Yost is the creator and executive producer of the FX series Justified . He was an executive producer on the FX show The Americans . In 2016, he took over as head writer and executive producer of the Amazon Studios series Sneaky Pete . In May 2014, it was reported that Yost would develop a project for WGN America. Based on the Alex Kershaw book Avenue of Spies, it would be set in Nazi-occupied Paris at the start of World War II. [3]
In May 2021, Apple TV+ announced that Yost would serve as showrunner and executive producer for the science fiction series Silo based on the dystopian book series of the same name by Hugh Howey. [4]
Yost won two Emmy Awards for his involvement in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and The Pacific, which was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award. [5] He also won a Golden Globe for his work on the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers, for which he was one of the writers. [6]
Graham Yost is married to Connie F. Yost. [7]
Film writer
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Creator | Producer | Notes |
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| 1989-1991 | Hey Dude | No | Yes | No | No | 13 episodes |
| 1991 | Herman's Head | No | Yes | No | No | Episode "The Last Boy Scout" |
| 1992-1993 | The Powers That Be | No | Yes | No | No | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Yes | Yes | No | Supervising | Wrote 2 episodes; Directed episode "Spider" |
| L.A. Doctors | Yes | No | No | No | Episode "Whither Thou Goest" | |
| 2001 | Band of Brothers | No | Yes | No | No | 2 episodes |
| 2002-2003 | Boomtown | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive | Wrote 6 episodes |
| 2004 | Summerland | No | Yes | No | No | Episode "Skipping School" |
| 2007 | Raines | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | Wrote episode "Pilot" |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Yes | Yes | No | Executive | Wrote and directed episode "Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika" |
| 2010-2015 | Justified | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | Wrote 12 episodes |
| 2011 | Falling Skies | No | Yes | No | Executive | Wrote episode "The Armory" |
| 2013-2018 | The Americans | No | No | No | Executive | |
| 2015-2018 | Sneaky Pete | No | Yes | No | Executive | Wrote 7 episodes |
| 2022–present | Slow Horses | No | No | No | Executive | |
| 2023–present | Silo | No | Yes | Yes | Executive | Wrote 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Justified: City Primeval | No | No | No | Executive | |
| 2024 | Masters of the Air | No | No | No | Co-Executive |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Writer | Executive Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Young Arthur | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | Sixty Minute Man | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Wild Blue | No | Yes |
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Justified is an American neo-Western crime drama television series that premiered on March 16, 2010, on the FX network. Developed by Graham Yost, it is based on Elmore Leonard's stories about the character Raylan Givens, particularly "Fire in the Hole". Timothy Olyphant portrays Raylan Givens, a tough deputy U.S. Marshal enforcing his own brand of justice. The series revolves around the inhabitants and culture in the Appalachian mountains area of eastern Kentucky, specifically Harlan County where many of the main characters grew up. It also features Lexington, Kentucky, where the local U.S. Marshals office is situated. The series, comprising 78 episodes, was aired over six seasons and concluded on April 14, 2015.
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Silo is an American science fiction dystopian drama television series created by Graham Yost, based on the Silo trilogy of novels by author Hugh Howey. Set in a dystopian future where a community exists in a giant underground silo comprising 144 levels, it stars Rebecca Ferguson as an engineer who becomes embroiled in the mysteries of its past and present. Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, Rick Gomez, Chinaza Uche, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Alexandria Riley, Clare Perkins, Billy Postlethwaite, and Steve Zahn also star.
"Fire in the Hole" is the series premiere of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. The episode was written by series developer Graham Yost and directed by Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on March 16, 2010.
"The Gunfighter" is the first episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 27th overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producer Fred Golan, whereas it was directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on January 17, 2012.
"Thick as Mud" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 31st overall episode of the series and was written by story editor Jon Worley and co-producer Benjamin Cavell from a story by Worley and executive producer Elmore Leonard and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on February 14, 2012.
"The Man Behind the Curtain" is the seventh episode of the third season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 33rd overall episode of the series and was written by story editor Ryan Farley and directed by Peter Werner. It originally aired on FX on February 28, 2012.
"Hole in the Wall" is the first episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 40th overall episode of the series and was written by series developer Graham Yost and directed by executive producer Michael Dinner. It originally aired on FX on January 8, 2013.
"Money Trap" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 46th overall episode of the series and was written by producer Chris Provenzano from a story by Provenzano and executive producer Elmore Leonard and directed by co-executive producer Don Kurt. It originally aired on FX on February 19, 2013.
"Ghosts" is the thirteenth episode and season finale of the fourth season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 52nd overall episode of the series and was written by executive producer Fred Golan and producer Benjamin Cavell and directed by Bill Johnson. It originally aired on FX on April 2, 2013.
"The Promise" is the series finale of the American Neo-Western television series Justified. It is the 13th episode of the sixth season and is the 78th overall episode of the series. The episode was written by series developer Graham Yost and executive producers Fred Golan, Dave Andron and Benjamin Cavell and directed by Adam Arkin. It originally aired on FX on April 14, 2015.
"Part Four" is the fourth episode of the American war drama miniseries The Pacific. The episode was written by co-producer Robert Schenkkan and co-executive producer Graham Yost, and directed by Yost. It originally aired on HBO on April 4, 2010.
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