Steve Yockey

Steve Yockey is an American playwright, ^[1] producer and screenwriter. He is known as the developer of the HBO Max comedy-drama television series The Flight Attendant , which was an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name. ^[2]

Yockey began his career in 2014, when he wrote an episode for the television series Awkward . He later produced and wrote for Supernatural . He left the series in 2019 to work on his own television series The Flight Attendant. ^[3] In 2021, Yockey was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing for the episode "In Case of Emergency" ^[4] at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards. ^[5] In 2022, Yockey signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. ^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Credited as			Notes
		Writer	Producer	Developer
2007	Sucker Punch	Yes	No	No	Short film
2014	Awkward	Yes	No	No	"#Drama"
2015	Self Promotion	No	Executive	No	TV movie
2016	Scream	Yes	No	No	Wrote 2 episodes, also story editor
2016–19	Supernatural	Yes	Yes	No	Wrote 11 episodes Also co-producer and executive story editor
2020–22	The Flight Attendant	Yes	Executive	Yes	Wrote 6 episodes
2021	Doom Patrol	Yes	No	No	"Dead Patrol"
2024	Dead Boy Detectives	Yes	Executive	Yes	Wrote 2 episodes

Uncredited writer

• Untitled A Simple Favor sequel (TBA) (additional literary material writer) ^[7]

References

1. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 15, 2020). "'The Flight Attendant' EP Steve Yockey To Develop Ted Chiang Short Story For Heyday TV". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
2. Lambert, Harper (August 12, 2021). "'The Flight Attendant' Showrunner Maps Out Vision for HBO Max Series". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
3. Ingham, Alexandria (July 3, 2019). "Supernatural Season 15: Steve Yockey leaving the writing team for own show". Hidden Remote. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
4. Fleming, Ryan (August 6, 2021). "It Starts On The Page: Read Emmy-Nominated Script For HBO Max's 'The Flight Attendant' & A Q&A With Creator-Writer Steve Yockey". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 19, 2021.
5. "Emmys 2021: The List of Nominees". The New York Times . September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
6. Otterson, Joe (February 16, 2022). "'Flight Attendant' Creator Steve Yockey Signs Warner Bros. TV Overall Deal". Variety . Retrieved February 16, 2022.
7. "A Simple Favor 2". Writers Guild of America West . Retrieved October 21, 2024.

External links

• Steve Yockey at IMDb