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Joel Surnow

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Was friends with William Castle, king of B-movies, during high school years. See more trivia »

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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (18 titles)
2014 24: Live Another Day (TV series) (executive producer) (announced)
 
2011 The Kennedys (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 8 episodes)
Lancer and Lace (2011) (executive producer)
My Brother's Keeper (2011) (executive producer)
Cuban Missiles (2011) (executive producer)
Life Sentences (2011) (executive producer)
Bobby's War (2011) (executive producer)
 
2010 Red Eye (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
Episode dated 20 January 2010 (2010) (producer)
 
2010 Night and Day (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2001-2009 24 (TV series) (executive producer - 155 episodes)
Day 7: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2009) (executive producer)
Day 7: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2009) (executive producer)
Day 7: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2009) (executive producer)
Day 7: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2009) (executive producer)
Day 7: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (2009) (executive producer)
 
2008 The Madness of Jane (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
Episode #1.17 (2007) (executive producer)
Episode #1.16 (2007) (executive producer)
Episode #1.15 (2007) (executive producer)
Town Hall: Identity Politics (2007) (executive producer)
Episode #1.13 (2007) (executive producer)
 
2007 24: Day Six - Debrief (TV mini-series) (executive producer - 5 episodes)
10:37 p.m. (2007) (executive producer)
10:33 p.m. (2007) (executive producer)
10:31 p.m. (2007) (executive producer)
9:42 p.m. (2007) (executive producer)
9:00 p.m. (2007) (executive producer)
 
2007 Company Man (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2007 The Call (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Nowhere Man (TV series) (co-executive producer - 13 episodes, 1996) (supervising producer - 11 episodes, 1995)
Gemini (1996) (co-executive producer)
Marathon (1996) (co-executive producer)
Zero Minus Ten (1996) (co-executive producer)
Calaway (1996) (co-executive producer)
Dark Side of the Moon (1996) (co-executive producer)
 
1996 Wiseguy (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993-1995 The Commish (TV series) (supervising producer - 44 episodes)
Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995) (supervising producer)
Off Broadway: Part 1 (1995) (supervising producer)
Brooklyn (1995) (supervising producer)
The Kid (1995) (supervising producer)
Letting Go (1995) (supervising producer)
 
1992 Ring of the Musketeers (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 Covington Cross (TV series) (producer - 12 episodes)
The Persecution (1992) (producer)
Blinded Passions (1992) (producer)
The Hero (1992) (producer)
Cedric Hits the Road (1992) (producer)
Outlaws (1992) (producer)
 
1992 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (TV series) (co-executive producer - 7 episodes)
Stand Up Guy (1992) (co-executive producer)
Deja Vu (1992) (co-executive producer)
Destiny Babes (1992) (co-executive producer)
Hunka Hunka Bill and Ted (1992) (co-executive producer)
It's a Totally Wonderful Life (1992) (co-executive producer)
 
1989-1990 Falcon Crest (TV series) (co-executive producer - 22 episodes)
Home Again (1990) (co-executive producer)
Danny's Song (1990) (co-executive producer)
The Return (1990) (co-executive producer)
Crimes of the Past (1990) (co-executive producer)
Dark Streets (1990) (co-executive producer)
 
The Equalizer (TV series) (co-executive producer - 13 episodes, 1985-1986) (supervising producer - 8 episodes, 1985)
Pretenders (1986) (co-executive producer)
Unpunished Crimes (1986) (co-executive producer)
No Conscience (1986) (co-executive producer)
Breakpoint (1986) (co-executive producer)
Unnatural Causes (1986) (co-executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (24 titles)
2014 24: Live Another Day (TV series) (announced)
Day 1 (creator)
 
2013 Small Time (completed)
 
2001-2014 24 (TV series)
Episode #9.1 (2014) (creator)
Episode #9.10 (2014) (creator)
Episode #9.11 (2014) (creator)
Episode #9.12 (2014) (creator)
Episode #9.2 (2014) (creator)
 
2011 The Kennedys (TV mini-series)
Cuban Missiles (2011) (written by)
Life Sentences (2011) (written by)
Bobby's War (2011) (written by)
Bay of Pigs (2011) (written by)
 
2010 Night and Day (TV movie)
 
2008 24: Redemption (TV movie) (creator)
 
2007 The ½ Hour News Hour (TV series)
Episode #1.17 (2007) (creator)
Episode #1.16 (2007) (creator)
Episode #1.15 (2007) (creator / developer)
Town Hall: Identity Politics (2007) (creator)
Episode #1.13 (2007) (creator)
 
2007 24: Day Six - Debrief (TV mini-series)
10:37 p.m. (2007) (creator)
10:33 p.m. (2007) (creator)
10:31 p.m. (2007) (creator)
9:42 p.m. (2007) (creator)
9:00 p.m. (2007) (creator)
 
2007 The Call (TV movie)
 
2001 Special Unit 2 (TV series)
The Depths (2001) (writer)
The Waste (2001) (writer)
The Wraps (2001) (writer)
 
2000-2001 La Femme Nikita (TV series)
A Time for Every Purpose (2001) (created by)
Let No Man Put Asunder (2001) (created by)
The Evil That Men Do (2001) (created by)
The Man Behind the Curtain (2001) (created by)
All the World's a Stage (2001) (created by)
 
1996 Wiseguy (TV movie) (written by)
 
1995-1996 Nowhere Man (TV series)
Calaway (1996) (written by)
Forever Jung (1996) (written by)
A Rough Whimper of Insanity (1995) (written by)
The Spider Webb (1995) (written by)
The Incredible Derek (1995) (written by)
 
1993-1995 The Commish (TV series)
Brooklyn (1995) (written by)
The Kid (1995) (written by)
Accused (1995) (written by)
The Johnny Club (1995) (written by)
Hidden (1995) (written by)
 
1995 Pointman (TV series)
 
1992 Ring of the Musketeers (TV movie) (written by)
 
1992 Covington Cross (TV series)
The Hero (1992) (written by)
Armus Returns (1992) (story / teleplay)
The Trial (written by)
 
1992 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (TV series)
Destiny Babes (1992) (written by)
 
1989-1990 Falcon Crest (TV series)
Danny's Song (1990) (written by)
The Return (1990) (written by)
Finding Lauren (1990) (written by)
Four Women (1990) (written by)
Merry Christmas, Charley (1989) (written by)
 
1984-1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Sons and Lovers (1986) (excerpts written by - uncredited)
Out Where the Buses Don't Run (1985) (story)
Lombard (1985) (story)
Made for Each Other (1985) (story)
Little Prince (1984) (story)
 
1985-1986 The Equalizer (TV series)
Torn (1986) (story)
Dead Drop (1986) (written by)
Back Home (1985) (teleplay)
Bump and Run (1985) (teleplay)
The Distant Fire (1985) (teleplay)
 
1982-1984 St. Elsewhere (TV series)
Breathless (1984) (teleplay)
Legionnaires: Part 1 (1982) (story / teleplay)
 
1984 Legmen (TV series)
I Shall Be Re-Released (1984) (written by)
 
1983 Bay City Blues (TV series)
I Never Swung with My Father (1983) (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (10 titles)
2009-2010 24 (TV series) (executive consultant - 40 episodes)
Day 8: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2010) (executive consultant)
Day 8: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2010) (executive consultant)
Day 8: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (2010) (executive consultant)
Day 8: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. (2010) (executive consultant)
Day 8: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2010) (executive consultant)
 
2008 24: Redemption (TV movie) (executive consultant)
 
2006 24: The Game (Video Game) (creator: "24")
 
2003 24: Access All Areas (TV documentary) (creator: "24" - uncredited)
 
2002 24: The Postmortem (TV documentary) (creator: "24" - uncredited)
 
2002 24 Heaven (TV documentary) (creator: "24" - uncredited)
 
2001 Special Unit 2 (TV series) (creative consultant)
 
1997-2001 La Femme Nikita (TV series) (executive consultant - 96 episodes)
A Time for Every Purpose (2001) (executive consultant)
Let No Man Put Asunder (2001) (executive consultant)
The Evil That Men Do (2001) (executive consultant)
The Man Behind the Curtain (2001) (executive consultant)
All the World's a Stage (2001) (executive consultant)
 
Miami Vice (TV series) (executive story editor - 16 episodes, 1984-1985) (executive story consultant - 6 episodes, 1985)
The Dutch Oven (1985) (executive story consultant)
Lombard (1985) (executive story consultant)
Evan (1985) (executive story consultant)
Nobody Lives Forever (1985) (executive story consultant)
The Home Invaders (1985) (executive story consultant)
 
1983 Bay City Blues (TV series) (story editor - 1 episode)
Pilot (1983) (story editor)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2013 Small Time (completed)
 
1999-2001 La Femme Nikita (TV series)
Line in the Sand (2000)
Before I Sleep (1999)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2013 Showing Up (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2011 America in Primetime (TV series documentary)
Himself
The Crusader (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Making of the Kennedys (documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2007 24Inside (TV series documentary)
Himself
Day 6: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2007) … Himself
Episode #3.2 (2006) … Himself
 
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 May 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Journeys Below the Line: 24 - The Editing Process (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Pure 24 (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.23 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 24: Access All Areas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 24 Heaven (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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