André Nemec

André Nemec (born 1972) is an American writer, showrunner and producer.^[1]

André Nemec
Born	1972 (age 51–52) Yonkers, New York, U.S.
Education	B.A. University of Southern California
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, film producer, television writer, television producer, showrunner

His screenplays include Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol^[1] and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also the co-creator of CBS's summer hit series Zoo, as well as ABC dramas October Road,^[1] Life on Mars,^[1] and Happy Town.^[1] Other past credits include Alias,^[1] Fastlane, Going to California,^[1] and Profiler.^[1] He was also an executive producer of the 2021 American live-action series based on Cowboy Bebop.

Personal life

Nemec was born and raised in a Jewish family^[2] in Yonkers, New York, where he attended Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner Josh Appelbaum.^[3] He then went on to attend University of Southern California.^[3] After college, he reunited with Appelbaum and subsequently broke into the entertainment industry as a television writer.

Career

Nemec's list of early credits include Early Edition^[1] for CBS, Going to California for Showtime and Fastlane for FOX. Recognized for his writing talent by J. J. Abrams, Nemec spent three years working on ABC's Alias, where he rose to the level of co-executive producer. He then went on to co-create and executive produce ABC's October Road, Life on Mars, and Happy Town.

Nemec was then re-approached by friend and colleague J. J. Abrams to write Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, the fourth installment in the multibillion-dollar film franchise starring Tom Cruise. This was Nemec's first produced feature film. Building on the successful experience Nemec had with Paramount Pictures on Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Nemec and Appelbaum were tapped to pen a reboot of the Beverly Hills Cop film franchise, starring Eddie Murphy. Other film writing projects include the 2014 installment of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, as well as its sequel, and unaccredited writing work on Now You See Me and G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Nemec and Appelbaum also remain active in television where they are writing and developing (with longtime collaborators and friends Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner) under their banner MIDNIGHT-RADIO. As well, the aforementioned foursome, are writing and developing a Sci-Fi cable project for Steven Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio. 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, Jeff Pinkner, and Bryan Burk.^[2]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Writer	Producer
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

Television

Year	Title	Writer	Producer	Creator	Notes
1998	Martial Law	Yes	No	No	1 Episode
1999	Profiler	Yes	No	No	1 Episode
1999-2000	Early Edition	Yes	No	No	2 Episodes
2000	In a Heartbeat	Yes	No	No	1 Episode
2001	Los Luchadores	Yes	No	No	2 Episodes
2001-2002	Going to California	Yes	Co-producer	No
2002	The Chronicle	Yes	No	No	1 Episode
	She Spies	Yes	Yes	No
2002-2003	Fastlane	Yes	Yes	No
2003-2006	Alias	Yes	Yes	No
2007-2008	October Road	Yes	Executive	Yes
2008	Samurai Girl	No	Executive	No
2008-2009	Life on Mars	Yes	Executive	Yes
2010	Happy Town	Yes	Executive	Yes
2014	Star-Crossed	No	Executive	No
2015-2017	Zoo	Yes	Executive	Yes
2016	Transylvania	No	Executive	No	TV movie
2017	Salamander	Yes	Executive	No	TV movie
2017-2019	Knightfall	No	Executive	No
2018	Everything Sucks!	No	Executive	No
	Origin	No	Executive	No
2019	Limetown	No	Executive	No
2020	High Fidelity	No	Executive	No
2021	Cowboy Bebop	No	Executive	No
2022-Present	From	No	Executive	No
2023	Citadel	Yes	Executive	No

References

1. "André Nemec". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
2. Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”
3. Variety Magazine: "Appelbaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget ‘Mission' - 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2011: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec" By Todd Longwell December 2, 2011

External links

• André Nemec at IMDb