Misha Green

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Misha Green
Born (1984-09-22) September 22, 1984 (age 39)
Sacramento, California
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, director, producer
Television Lovecraft Country
Underground

Misha Green (born September 22, 1984, in Sacramento, California) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. She is best known as the showrunner of the supernatural series Lovecraft Country on HBO and creator and executive producer of the historical drama Underground . [1]

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Career

Green has previously been a staff writer for Heroes and Sons of Anarchy [2] and a producer for Helix. [3]

In 2016, together with fellow Heroes alumnus Joe Pokaski, Green created Underground , a period drama about the Underground Railroad, which takes place primarily in the Antebellum South and bordering free states of the North. The first season premiered on WGN America on March 9, 2016, [4] and the show received a positive critical response. [5] [6] On April 25, 2016, the network renewed Underground for a second season, [7] which premiered on March 8, 2017.

In 2020, Green wrote a supernatural horror show, Lovecraft Country , which was produced by Get Out director and writer Jordan Peele. [8] Based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name, the series tackles race issues, set in the 1950s, while also utilizing elements of H. P. Lovecraft. The show received a "straight-to-series" order from HBO. [9] The series co-stars Underground star Jurnee Smollett-Bell. On July 2, 2021, HBO announced that the series would not be returning for a second season. [10]

In January 2021, she was chosen by MGM to write and direct the sequel to 2018's Tomb Raider, a franchise she has described herself as a fan of since its first entries on PlayStation. [11] [12] Green confirmed via her official Twitter account in May 2021 that the first draft of the script, with the working title Tomb Raider: Obsidian, had been completed. [13] In July 2021 Alicia Vikander told Collider that the sequel is still happening but had not been greenlit yet. [14] In September 2021 Green responded to a fan question about the status of the film, and indicated that she was still set to direct her own script. [12] In July 2022, it was reported that MGM had lost the film rights to the Tomb Raider franchise, after the window ran out to give the sequel the green light, culminating in Vikander's departure from the lead role. The rights reverted to the game company and prompted a bidding war among studios. [15]

In July 2021 Green signed a multi-year overall deal to create and develop television projects for Apple TV+. [16]

In April 2021 Green was announced as producer for the upcoming film, Cleopatra Jones. [17] She will also write and produce the upcoming Netflix film The Mother , [18] and write the upcoming Black Canary film for Warner Bros. [19]

In January 2023, she was announced to make her directorial debut with Sunflower, a Lionsgate film. The script was the first she sold after arriving in Hollywood. [20]

Controversy

In James Andrew Miller's book Tinderbox: HBO's Ruthless Pursuit of New Frontiers, several writers of the show claimed it was allegedly cancelled due to Green's creation of a toxic work environment. [21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterProducer
2023 The Mother YesYes

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2009 Sons of Anarchy NoYesNoEpisode "Potlatch" (also staff writer)
2009–10 Heroes NoYesNoEpisodes "Shadowboxing" and "The Art of Deception"
2011 Spartacus: Gods of the Arena NoYesNoEpisode "Beneath the Mask" (also story editor)
2012 Spartacus NoYesNoEpisode "Chosen Path" (also story editor)
2014 Helix NoYesNo3 episodes
2016–17 Underground NoYesYes18 episodes;
Also co-creator
2020 Lovecraft Country YesYesExecutiveDirected episode "Jig-a-Bobo";
Also developer and showrunner

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2017 Black Reel Awards Outstanding Drama Series Underground Nominated
2020 Bram Stoker Awards Best Screenplay Lovecraft Country (for "Sundown")Nominated
Lovecraft Country (for "Jig-a-Bobo")Nominated
2021 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Lovecraft Country (for "Sundown")Nominated
2021Black Reel AwardsOutstanding Drama SeriesLovecraft CountryNominated
Outstanding Directing, Drama SeriesNominated
Outstanding Writing, Drama SeriesNominated
2021 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Lovecraft Country (for "Jig-a-Bobo")Nominated
2021International Online Cinema AwardsBest Writing for a Drama SeriesLovecraft Country (for "Meet Me in Daegu")Nominated
2021 Nebula Awards Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation Lovecraft CountryNominated
2021 Writers Guild of America Awards New Series Nominated

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