André Nemec (born 1972) is an American screenwriter and producer of television and film. He often works as a duo with his professional partner Josh Appelbaum.
His feature screenplays include Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He is also the co-creator of the CBS series Zoo, as well as ABC dramas October Road, Life on Mars, and Happy Town. Other past credits include Alias, Fastlane, Going to California, and Profiler. He was also an executive producer and showrunner of the 2021 American live-action series based on Cowboy Bebop.
Early life Nemec was born and raised in a Jewish familyVariety 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” in Yonkers, New York, where he attended Riverdale Country School with longtime writing and producing partner Josh Appelbaum.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 He then went on to attend University of Southern California. 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 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, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Ghost in the Shell.
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.
Filmography Films Year Title Writer ProducerDirector2011Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolBrad Bird2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Jonathan Liebesman2016Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the ShadowsDave Green2019Wonder ParkDylan Brown2025Heads of StateIlya Naishuller
Producer only Year TitleDirectorNotes2015Project AlmanacDean IsraeliteExecutive producer2021Without RemorseStefano Sollima
Uncredited script contributions
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) Now You See Me (2013) Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Television Year Title Writer Producer CreatorShowrunner Notes1998Martial Law1 Episode1999Profiler1 Episode1999-2000Early Edition2 Episodes2000In a Heartbeat1 Episode2001Los Luchadores2 Episodes2001-02Going to California2002The Chronicle1 EpisodeShe Spies2002-03Fastlane2003-06Alias2007-08October Road2008Samurai Girl2008-09Life on Mars2010Happy Town2014Star-Crossed2015-17Zoo2016TransylvaniaTV movie2017Salamander2017-19Knightfall2018Everything Sucks!Origin2019Limetown2020High Fidelity2021Cowboy Bebop2022-presentFrom2023Citadel2027Scooby-Doo: Origins
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Midnight Radio