Josh Appelbaum | |
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Born | United States |
Education | B.A. New York University |
Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, television writer, television producer, film producer, showrunner |
Years active | 1998–present |
Josh Appelbaum is an American television writer, screenwriter, showrunner and producer. [1]
Appelbaum is from a Jewish family. [2] He attended the Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner André Nemec. [3] He then went on to attend New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. [3]
Appelbaum has written for shows such as Life on Mars , [1] October Road , [1] and the series Happy Town . [1] He has also been a co-producer and screenwriter for such films as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol . [1]
He frequently collaborates with a tightly-knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk. [2]
In 2005, Appelbaum and Andre Nemec via Space Floor Television signed a deal with Touchstone Television. [4]
Year | Title | Writer | Producer |
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2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Yes | Co-producer |
2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yes | No |
2015 | Project Almanac | No | Executive |
2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Yes | Executive |
2019 | Wonder Park | Yes | Yes |
2021 | Without Remorse | No | Executive |
Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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1998 | Martial Law | Yes | No | 1 episode |
1999 | Profiler | Yes | No | 1 episode |
1999-2000 | Early Edition | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
2001-2002 | Going to California | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
2002 | The Chronicle | Yes | No | 1 episode |
She Spies | Yes | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes | |
2002–2003 | Fastlane | Yes | Yes | Wrote 4 episodes |
2003–2005 | Alias | Yes | Supervising | Wrote 7 episodes; Also co-executive producer |
2007–2008 | October Road | Yes | Executive | Wrote 7 episodes; Also creator |
2008 | Samurai Girl | No | Executive | Miniseries |
2008–2009 | Life on Mars | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
2010 | Happy Town | Yes | Executive | Wrote 2 episodes; Also creator |
2014 | Star-Crossed | No | Executive | |
2015-2016 | Zoo | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
2017-2019 | Knightfall | No | Executive | |
2018 | Everything Sucks! | No | Executive | |
Origin | No | Executive | ||
2019 | Limetown | No | Executive | |
2020 | High Fidelity | No | Executive | |
2021 | Cowboy Bebop | No | Executive | |
2022–present | From | No | Executive | |
2023 | Citadel | Yes | Executive | |
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