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]