Morgan Evans (screenwriter)

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Morgan Evans
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Writer, director, producer
Years active2008–present
Notable work Teen Titans Go!

Morgan Evans is an American writer, director, and producer, known for writing the Warner Bros. Animation film Merry Little Batman [1] and the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans Go! . [2]

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Career

Evans began his career directing videos at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, including early web episodes of Broad City and It Gets Betterish. [3] In 2012, while working at The Onion, he created The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing, [4] which was critically acclaimed and named one of the best web series of 2012 by IndieWire. [5] The series was later nominated for a Writers Guild Award. [6]

In 2013, Evans worked as a staff writer for the reboot of Best Week Ever [7] [8] and later that year, he joined MTV to write, host, and produce the Teen Wolf After After Show. [9] [10] In July 2014, MTV announced they had picked up a second, eight-episode, season of The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing. For his performance, Evans received a Cynopsis Digital Media award. [11]

In 2022, Evans began writing for the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans Go! [12] and wrote Merry Little Batman for Warner Bros. Animation. The film premiered on December 8, 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. Evans focused on exploring the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son, Damian, in the film. [13] It received a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its release. [14]

In August 2023, Evans' feature film Driftwood was canceled following the Warner Brothers Discovery merger, three months after being greenlit. [15] [16]

In September 2024 it was announced that Evans had written and directed the upcoming comedy film Micro Budget starring Bobby Moynihan and Chris Parnell. [17]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleStudio
2023 Merry Little Batman WriterAmazon Originals

Television

YearTitleRoleNetwork
2011 The Onion News Network Segment ProducerIFC
2012The Untitled Webseries That Morgan Evans Is DoingWriter/DirectorMTV
2014–2017 Teen Wolf After ShowWriter/HostMTV
2016 Scream After Dark WriterMTV
Syfy Presents Live From Comic ConHead WriterSyFy
Legendary Dudas DirectorNickelodeon
2017 Truth & Iliza Segment ProducerFreeform
2018 The Fix Field DirectorNetflix
Liza on Demand WriterYouTube Premium
2020 Celebrity Show-Off ProducerTBS
2020–2021 Earth to Ned Field ProducerDisney+
2021–2022 Fast Foodies Senior ProducerTruTv
2022 Snack vs. Chef Senior ProducerNetflix
2022–2023 Teen Titans Go! WriterCartoon Network

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