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{{short description|American filmmaker (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox Actor
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| name = J. J. Abrams
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| image = J.J. Abrams speak at the Apple Store SoHo.jpg
{{Infobox person
| caption = J. J. Abrams speaking in 2006
| name = J. J. Abrams
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1966|6|27}}
| image = J. J. Abrams San Diego Comic Con International 2015.jpg
| birthplace = [[New York City|New York]], New York, U.S.
| birthname = Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
| caption = Abrams in 2015
| birth_name = Jeffrey Jacob Abrams
| occupation = Film and television producer, director, screenwriter, actor and composer.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|6|27}}
| spouse = Katie McGrath
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|film producer|screenwriter|composer}}
| years_active = 1982–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Katie McGrath|1996}}
| children = 3, including [[Gracie Abrams|Gracie]]
| parents = {{ubl|[[Gerald W. Abrams]]|[[Carol Ann Abrams|Carol Ann Kelvin]]}}
| alma mater = [[Sarah Lawrence College]]
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'''Jeffrey Jacob Abrams''' (born June 27, 1966)<ref name="britannica">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=J.J. Abrams |encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]] |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-J-Abrams |access-date=November 25, 2019 |last=Augustyn |first=Adam |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803015206/https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-J-Abrams |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of [[Action (genre)|action]], [[Drama (genre)|drama]], and [[science fiction film|science fiction]]. Abrams wrote and produced such films as ''[[Regarding Henry]]''&nbsp;(1991), ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]''&nbsp;(1992), ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''&nbsp;(1998), ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008), ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]''&nbsp;(2009), ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''&nbsp;(2015), and ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''&nbsp;(2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the [[List of highest-grossing film directors|ninth-highest-grossing film director of all time]].


'''Jeffrey Jacob "J. J." Abrams''' (born June 27, 1966) is an American film and television producer, screenwriter, director, actor, composer, and founder of [[Bad Robot Productions]]. An [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]]-winner, he is known as the creator or co-creator of the [[television series]] ''[[Felicity]]'', ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', and ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', and as a director of films including ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' and the 2009 feature ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]''.
Abrams has created numerous television series, including ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'' (co-creator, 1998–2002), ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (creator, 2001–2006), ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' (co-creator, 2004–2010), and ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two [[Emmy Awards]] for ''Lost'' – [[Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]].


His directorial film work includes ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2006), ''Star Trek'' (2009), ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]'' (2011), and ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'' (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote ''The Force Awakens'', the seventh episode of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Skywalker Saga]] and the first film of the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel trilogy]]. The film is his highest grossing, the [[List of highest-grossing films|fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation]], as well as the [[List of most expensive films|most expensive film ever made]]. He returned to ''Star Wars'' by executive producing ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi|The Last Jedi]]'' (2017), and directing and co-writing ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker|The Rise of Skywalker]]'' (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=September 12, 2017 |title=J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode IX! - ComingSoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/886927-j-j-abrams-will-direct-star-wars-episode-ix |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912193946/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/886927-j-j-abrams-will-direct-star-wars-episode-ix |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
Abrams' first job in the movie business started when he was 16 when he wrote music for [[Don Dohler]]'s film ''[[Nightbeast]]''. During his senior year at college, he teamed with a friend to write a feature [[film treatment]]. Purchased by [[Touchstone Pictures]], the treatment was the basis for ''[[Taking Care of Business]]'', Abrams' first produced film, which starred [[Charles Grodin]] and [[James Belushi|Jim Belushi]]. He followed that up with ''[[Regarding Henry]]'', starring [[Harrison Ford]], and ''[[Forever Young (film)|Forever Young]]'', starring [[Mel Gibson]].


Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer [[Bryan Burk]]; producer/directors [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Tommy Gormley]]; actors [[Greg Grunberg]], [[Simon Pegg]], [[Amanda Foreman (actress)|Amanda Foreman]], and [[Keri Russell]]; composer [[Michael Giacchino]]; writers [[Alex Kurtzman]] and [[Roberto Orci]], cinematographers [[Daniel Mindel]] and [[Larry Fong]]; and editors [[Maryann Brandon]] and [[Mary Jo Markey]].{{Not verified in body|date=October 2023}}
Abrams collaborated with producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and director [[Michael Bay]] on the 1998 film, ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]''. That same year, he made his first foray into television with ''[[Felicity]]'', which ran for four seasons on [[The WB Network]], serving as the show's co-creator (with [[Matt Reeves]]) and executive producer. Under his production company, [[Bad Robot]], Abrams created and executive-produced [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and is co-creator (with [[Damon Lindelof]]) and executive producer of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. He also served as executive producer of ''[[What About Brian]]'' and ''[[Six Degrees]]'', also on ABC. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for Lost and remained active producer for the first half of the season before moving on to work on Mission: Impossible III. He later co-wrote the teleplay of the third season premiere A Tale of Two Cities and continues to participate in creative meetings with Damon Lindleof and Carlton Cuse about the direction and mythology of the show.


==Early life==
Abrams contributed in the writing process in ''[[Superman Flyby]]'', and co-wrote and produced the 2001 film ''[[Joy Ride (film)|Joy Ride]]''. He made his feature directorial debut in 2006 with ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'', starring Tom Cruise. He also directed the 2009 blockbuster film ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]''.<ref>[http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18726 J.J. Abrams on 'Cloverfield' Sequel, "We're Working on Something"]</ref> Abrams is also the producer of the 2008 [[monster movie]], ''[[Cloverfield]]''.<ref>[http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35377/jj-abrams-talks-cloverfield-sequel J.J. Abrams Talks Cloverfield Sequel]</ref> His partnership with ''Lost'' co-creator Damon Lindelof has grown into the duo producing ''Star Trek'' together and while it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series of novels, they have publicly stated in November 2009, that they were no longer looking at that right now.<ref name="cf2">{{cite web | url = http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=42298 | title = J. J. Abrams on ''Star Trek'' and ''Cloverfield 2'' | accessdate = 2008-02-23 | date= February 23, 2008 | publisher = Comingsoon.net}}</ref>


Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born on June 27, 1966, in [[New York City]], New York to veteran television producer [[Gerald W. Abrams]] (born 1939) of [[History of the Jews in Poland|Polish-Jewish]] descent and [[Carol Ann Abrams]] (née Kelvin; 1942–2012), a [[Peabody Awards|Peabody Award]] winning television executive producer as well as author and law academic.<ref name="variety">{{Cite news |date=June 5, 2012 |title=Carol Ann Abrams dies, producer, author was mother of J.J. Abrams |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2012/scene/news/carol-ann-abrams-dies-1118055047/ |url-status=live |access-date=June 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710074439/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055047 |archive-date=July 10, 2012}}</ref> His sister is the screenwriter Tracy Rosen. His father worked at [[CBS]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] the year prior to Abrams' birth. By 1971 the family had relocated to Los Angeles. His mother worked as a real estate agent while Abrams and his sister were at school.<ref name=variety/>
He composed the opening theme music for ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'', ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', and co-wrote both of the opening theme songs for ''[[Felicity]]''.
Abrams signed deals with [[Warner Bros.]] for new<!--As of when? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Avoid_statements_that_will_date_quickly--> television shows and [[Paramount Pictures]] for new films worth around $50 million.


Abrams attended [[Palisades Charter High School|Palisades High School]] and after graduation planned on going to art school rather than a traditional college but eventually enrolled at [[Sarah Lawrence College]], in [[Bronxville, New York|Bronxville]], New York.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-On2CusDM&t=5m48s&ab_channel=BAFTAGuru |title=J.J. Abrams: On Filmmaking |date=May 8, 2013 |publisher=[[BAFTA]] Guru |access-date=December 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105234339/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-On2CusDM&t=5m48s&ab_channel=BAFTAGuru |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
He is featured in a digital short shown during the MTV Movie Awards 2009 called "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", with [[Andy Samberg]] and [[Will Ferrell]], in which he plays a keyboard solo.


==Frequent casting==
==Film career==
Abrams often casts certain actors in more than one of his projects. [[Amanda Foreman (actress)|Amanda Foreman]] and [[Greg Grunberg]] (a childhood friend of Abrams) are among his most frequent collaborators.


===Early career===
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Abrams' first job in the movie business was at age 16 when he wrote the music for [[Don Dohler]]'s 1982 horror movie ''[[Nightbeast]]''. During his senior year at college, he teamed with Jill Mazursky, the daughter of award-winning writer/director [[Paul Mazursky]], to write a feature [[film treatment]].<ref name="college">{{Cite magazine |title=J.J. Abrams |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jj-abrams/bio/194178 |url-status=dead |magazine=[[TV Guide]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325072015/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jj-abrams/bio/194178 |archive-date=March 25, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Natale |first=Richard |date=July 2014 |title=Paul Mazursky, Director of 'Unmarried Woman,' Dies at 84 |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/paul-mazursky-director-of-unmarried-woman-dies-at-84-1201256304/ |access-date=May 11, 2022 |website=Variety}}</ref> Purchased by [[Touchstone Pictures]], the treatment was the basis for ''[[Taking Care of Business (film)|Taking Care of Business]]'', Abrams' first produced film, which starred [[Charles Grodin]] and [[James Belushi]] and was directed by [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] winner [[Arthur Hiller]]. He followed with ''[[Regarding Henry]]'', starring [[Harrison Ford]], and ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]'', starring [[Mel Gibson]]. He also co-wrote with Mazursky the script for the comedy ''[[Gone Fishin' (film)|Gone Fishin']]'' starring [[Joe Pesci]] and [[Danny Glover]].
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! Actor !! Number of castings !! ''[[Gone Fishin' (film)|Gone Fishin']]'' (1997) !! ''[[Felicity]]'' (1998) !! ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2001) !! ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004) !! ''[[What About Brian]]'' (2006) !! ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2006) !! ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' (2008) !! ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009)
In 1994, he was part of the "Propellerheads" with [[Rob Letterman]], Loren Soman, and Andy Waisler, a group of Sarah Lawrence alums experimenting with [[computer animation]] technology. They were contracted by [[Jeffrey Katzenberg]] to develop animation for the film ''[[Shrek]]''.<ref>The Men Who Would Be King: An Almost Epic Tale of Moguls, Movies, and a Company Called DreamWorks pgs. 55–56</ref> Abrams worked on the screenplay for the 1998 film ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' with producer [[Jerry Bruckheimer]] and director [[Michael Bay]]. That same year, he made his first foray into television with ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]'', which ran for four seasons on [[The WB Network]], serving as the series' co-creator (with [[Matt Reeves]]) and executive producer. He also composed its opening [[theme music]].

===2000s===
[[File:J.J. Abrams by David Shankbone.jpg|right|upright|thumb|Abrams at the 2010 [[Time 100|Time 100 Gala]] in Manhattan]]
Under his production company, [[Bad Robot]], which he founded with [[Bryan Burk]] in 2001,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Warner |first=Tyrone |date=May 11, 2010 |title=J.J. Abrams not worried about writer's block on 'Fringe' |url=http://shows.ctv.ca/Fringe/article/JJ-Abrams-not-worried-about-writers-block-on-Fringe#c_0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726213716/http://shows.ctv.ca/Fringe/article/JJ-Abrams-not-worried-about-writers-block-on-Fringe |archive-date=July 26, 2010 |access-date=June 29, 2011 |publisher=[[CTV Television Network|CTV]]}}</ref> Abrams created and executive-produced [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' and is co-creator (along with [[Damon Lindelof]] and [[Jeffrey Lieber]]) and was executive producer of ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]].'' As with ''Felicity,'' Abrams also composed the opening [[theme music]] for ''Alias'' and ''Lost''. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for ''Lost'' and remained active producer for the first half of the season. Also in 2001, Abrams co-wrote and produced the horror-thriller ''[[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]]''.<ref name="Neil">Neil Daniels {{google books|TnsuCgAAQBAJ|Abrams – A Study in Genius: The Unofficial Biography}}</ref> In 2006, he served as executive producer of ''[[What About Brian]]'' and ''[[Six Degrees (TV series)|Six Degrees]]'', also on ABC. He also co-wrote the teleplay for ''Lost''{{'}}s third-season premiere "[[A Tale of Two Cities (Lost)|A Tale of Two Cities]]" and the same year, he made his feature directorial debut with ''[[Mission: Impossible&nbsp;III]]'', starring [[Tom Cruise]]. Abrams spoke at the [[TED (conference)|TED]] conference in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2011 |title=J.J. Abrams's mystery box |url=http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523003833/http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/j_j_abrams_mystery_box.html |archive-date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=March 24, 2011 |publisher=[[TED (conference)|TED]]}}</ref>{{Importance inline|date=June 2022}}

In 2008, Abrams produced the [[monster movie]] ''[[Cloverfield]]'', which Matt Reeves directed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Debi |date=July 13, 2012 |title=San Diego Comic-Con 2012: Dexter Panel Highlights; Watch the First Two Minutes of Season 7! |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35377/san-diego-comic-con-2012-dexter-panel-highlights-watch-the-first-two-minutes-of-season-7/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119164334/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/35377/jj-abrams-talks-cloverfield-sequel |archive-date=January 19, 2010 |website=Dread Central}}</ref> In 2009, he directed the [[science fiction film]] ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=January 16, 2010 |title=J.J. Abrams on 'Cloverfield' Sequel, "We're Working on Something" |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/18726/j-j-abrams-on-cloverfield-sequel-were-working-on-something/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121045938/http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18726/ |archive-date=January 21, 2010}}</ref> which he produced with ''Lost'' co-creator Damon Lindelof. While it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower (series)|The Dark Tower]]'' series of novels, they publicly stated in November 2009 that they were no longer looking to take on that project.<ref name="cf2">{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2008 |title=J.J. Abrams on ''Star Trek'' and ''Cloverfield 2'' |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=42298 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225132057/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/startreknews.php?id=42298 |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=February 23, 2008 |publisher=Comingsoon.net}}</ref> In 2008, Abrams co-created, executive produced, and co-wrote (along with [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]]) the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|FOX]] science fiction series ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'', for which he also composed the theme music. He was featured in the [[2009 MTV Movie Awards]] 1980s-style digital short "[[Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions]]", with [[Andy Samberg]] and [[Will Ferrell]], in which he plays a keyboard solo. [[NBC]] picked up Abrams's ''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]'' as its first new drama series for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2010 |title=NBC Picks Up New J.J. Abrams Drama Series |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Abrams-Picked-NBC-1018042.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423210623/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Abrams-Picked-NBC-1018042.aspx |archive-date=April 23, 2011 |website=TV Guide}}</ref> However, it was subsequently cancelled by the network in November 2010.

===2010s===
[[File:J.J. Abrams by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|Abrams speaking at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] in 2010]]
Abrams wrote and directed the [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] science fiction thriller ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]'', starring [[Joel Courtney]] and [[Elle Fanning]], while co-producing with [[Steven Spielberg]] and Bryan Burk; it was released on June 10, 2011.<ref name="super8confirmed">{{Cite news |last=Pamela McClintock |date=May 6, 2010 |title=Abrams, Spielberg confirmed for 'Super 8' |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/abrams-spielberg-confirmed-for-super-8-1118018854/ |url-status=live |access-date=July 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509124629/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118018854.html |archive-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref>

Abrams directed the sequel to ''Star Trek'', ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]'', released in May 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.J. Abrams Will Direct STAR TREK 2 |url=http://www.nextnewmovies.com/j-j-abrams-will-direct-star-trek-2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402130857/http://www.nextnewmovies.com/j-j-abrams-will-direct-star-trek-2 |archive-date=April 2, 2012 |access-date=December 6, 2011 |publisher=NextNewMovies}}</ref> The film was interpreted as a loose [[remake]] of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 27, 2018 |title=The Wrath of Khan director wasn't impressed by Star Trek Into Darkness |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/11/the-wrath-of-khan-director-wasnt-impressed-by-star-trek-into-darkness/ |access-date=June 19, 2019 |website=Flickering Myth |language=en-US}}</ref> Critics generally reacted positively to the film, while [[Nicholas Meyer]], the director of ''The Wrath of Khan'', called it a "gimmick".<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 25, 2018 |title=Wrath of Khan Director Disappointed by Star Trek Into Darkness |url=https://screenrant.com/wrath-khan-director-disappointed-star-trek-into-darkness/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203055432/https://screenrant.com/wrath-khan-director-disappointed-star-trek-into-darkness/ |archive-date=December 3, 2018 |access-date=December 2, 2018 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> Abrams was criticized for the film's treatment of classic villain [[Khan Noonien Singh]] ([[Benedict Cumberbatch]]). Many felt that much of the character, originally played by [[Mexico|Mexican]] actor [[Ricardo Montalbán]], had been lost, especially his ethnic identity.{{efn|Khan is an explicitly non-white character in the [[Star Trek canon|''Star Trek'' canon]], introduced as a [[Sikh]] and former ruler of much of eastern Eurasia.<ref name="Blauvelt, Christian 1">{{Cite web |last=Blauvelt, Christian |date=May 18, 2013 |title=A 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Fan Review: Your 'Star Wars' Prequel Anger Is What I Feel Now |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/55014633/star-trek-into-darkness-fan-review-betrayal-star-wars-prequels |access-date=May 19, 2013 |website=2. Khan |publisher=Hollywood.com |page=1}}</ref>}} Two years after the film's release, Abrams said of the film, "there were certain things I was unsure of. ... Any movie ... has a fundamental conversation happening during it. And [for ''Into Darkness'',] I didn't have it... [The weakness of the plot] was not anyone's fault but mine. ... [The script] was a little bit of a collection of scenes that were written by my friends ... And yet, I found myself frustrated by my choices, and unable to hang my hat on an undeniable thread of the main story. So then I found myself on that movie basically tap-dancing as well as I could to try and make the sequences as entertaining as possible. ... I would never say that I don't think that the movie ended up working. But I feel like it didn't work as well as it could have, had I made some better decisions before we started shooting."<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Triumphs And Mistakes That Got J.J. Abrams Ready For "Star Wars" |language=en |work=BuzzFeed |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/kateaurthur/jj-abrams-and-the-long-road-to-star-wars |access-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref>

On January 25, 2013, [[The Walt Disney Studios (production company)|Disney]] and [[Lucasfilm]] introduced Abrams as director and producer of ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'', the seventh entry in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' film saga,<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 26, 2013 |title=It's official: Abrams to direct new 'Star Wars' film |work=CNN |url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/26/its-official-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-film/?hpt=hp_c3 |url-status=dead |access-date=January 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127122221/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/26/its-official-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-film/?hpt=hp_c3 |archive-date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> with Bryan Burk and Bad Robot producing the film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2013 |title=Star Wars Is Being Kick-Started with Dynamite J.J. Abrams to Direct Star Wars: Episode VII |url=http://starwars.com/news/star-wars-is-being-kick-started-with-dynamite-jj-abrams-to-direct-star-wars-episode-vii.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105234339/http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-is-being-kick-started-with-dynamite |archive-date=January 5, 2016 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |website=StarWars.com }}</ref> Following this news, speculation arose as to Abrams's future with Paramount Pictures, under which he had released all of his previous feature work as a director, and which had a first-look deal with his company, Bad Robot. Paramount vice-chairman Rob Moore stated that Abrams would continue to have a hand in the ''Star Trek'' and ''Mission: Impossible'' franchises going forward.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2013 |title=J.J. Abrams directing 'Star Wars': What happens to 'Star Trek'? |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/25/j-j-abrams-directing-star-wars-what-happens-to-star-trek/#/0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126184555/http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2013/01/25/j-j-abrams-directing-star-wars-what-happens-to-star-trek/#/0 |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |access-date=January 26, 2013 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref>

Abrams directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay for ''The Force Awakens'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 25, 2013 |title=J.J. Abrams to script as well as direct |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/25/star-wars-jj-abrams-script-episode-vii |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028074823/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/oct/25/star-wars-jj-abrams-script-episode-vii |archive-date=October 28, 2013 |access-date=October 25, 2013 |website=Guardian UK}}</ref> which opened in theaters on December 18, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2013 |title='Star Wars: Episode VII' script delayed |url=https://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/star-wars-episode-vii-script-delayed/328150#GeOc2GrVGM0rZHbW.99 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216192105/http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/star-wars-episode-vii-script-delayed/328150#GeOc2GrVGM0rZHbW.99 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=December 16, 2013 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2014 |title=Disney Chief Reveals 'Star Wars: VII' Casting Almost Complete, Says Film Is Already Shooting (Video) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-chief-reveals-star-wars-693950 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703160617/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-chief-reveals-star-wars-693950 |archive-date=July 3, 2014 |access-date=July 4, 2014 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> Despite its strong box office performance and positive reviews, the film was considered by some, including ''Star Wars'' creator [[George Lucas]], to be too similar to [[Star Wars (film)|the original 1977 film]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=McFarland |first=Kevin |date=March 4, 2016 |title=The Force Awakens and A New Hope Are More Similar Than You Think |url=https://www.wired.com/2016/03/mapping-star-wars-force-awakens-characters/ |url-status=live |magazine=Wired |issn=1059-1028 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204061835/https://www.wired.com/2016/03/mapping-star-wars-force-awakens-characters/ |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Child |first=Ben |date=December 31, 2015 |title=Attack of the moans: George Lucas hits out at 'retro' Star Wars: The Force Awakens |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/31/george-lucas-attacks-retro-star-wars-the-force-awakens |url-status=live |access-date=April 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001032034/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/dec/31/george-lucas-attacks-retro-star-wars-the-force-awakens |archive-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> In 2016, Abrams responded towards these complaints, stating: "What was important for me was introducing brand new characters using relationships that were embracing the history that we know to tell a story that is new — to go backwards to go forwards".<ref>{{Cite news |last=McMillan |first=Graeme |date=January 8, 2016 |title=J.J. Abrams Responds to "Rip-Off" Criticism About 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jj-abrams-responds-rip-criticism-853352 |url-status=live |access-date=November 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104073333/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jj-abrams-responds-rip-criticism-853352 |archive-date=November 4, 2019}}</ref>{{efn|In 2017, Abrams said he would not do more remakes or reboots, to instead focus on his own creations, saying: "You know, I do think that if you're telling a story that is not moving anything forward, not introducing anything that's relevant, that's not creating a new mythology or an extension of it, then a complete remake of something feels like a mistake."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Jason |date=January 9, 2017 |title=J.J. Abrams Says He's Done With the Remake/Reboot Business |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-says-hes-done-with-reboots/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113233113/https://www.slashfilm.com/j-j-abrams-says-hes-done-with-reboots/ |archive-date=November 13, 2019 |access-date=November 13, 2019 |website=/Film}}</ref>}}

Abrams returned as producer for ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'', released in 2016. And also produced ''[[The Cloverfield Paradox]]'', a sequel to ''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]''. It was released on [[Netflix]] in February 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2016 |title=God Particle is Cloverfield 3 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/god-particle-is-cloverfield-3/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030050016/http://www.slashfilm.com/god-particle-is-cloverfield-3 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="sb">{{Cite web |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=February 4, 2018 |title=Netflix's Ultimate Super Bowl Surprise: 'The Cloverfield Paradox' – Watch Trailer |url=https://deadline.com/2018/02/cloverfield-sequel-god-particle-super-bowl-trailer-netflix-streaming-release-1202276386/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205003638/http://deadline.com/2018/02/cloverfield-sequel-god-particle-super-bowl-trailer-netflix-streaming-release-1202276386/ |archive-date=February 5, 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2018 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Also on 2018, Abrams produced ''[[Overlord (2018 film)|Overlord]]'', a horror film set behind German enemy lines in [[World War II]] and directed by [[Julius Avery]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=February 1, 2017 |title=Bad Robot's D-Day Movie 'Overlord' Finds Director (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/son-of-a-gun-director-bad-robots-nazi-zombie-pic-overlord-1201975823/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131132206/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/son-of-a-gun-director-bad-robots-nazi-zombie-pic-overlord-1201975823/ |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> Abrams also produced the fourth, fifth, and sixth ''Mission: Impossible'' films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |date=November 30, 2015 |title=Christopher McQuarrie Back To Write & Direct 'Mission: Impossible 6' |url=https://deadline.com/2015/11/christopher-mcquarrie-mission-impossible-6-director-writer-1201646710/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030074825/http://deadline.com/2015/11/christopher-mcquarrie-mission-impossible-6-director-writer-1201646710/ |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref>

In September 2017, Abrams returned to direct and co-write ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' with [[Chris Terrio]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Osborn |first=Alex |date=September 12, 2017 |title=Star Wars: Episode IX To Be Directed by J.{{nbsp}}J. Abrams |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=Ziff Davis |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/12/star-wars-episode-ix-to-be-directed-by-jj-abrams |url-status=live |access-date=September 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912151838/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/09/12/star-wars-episode-ix-to-be-directed-by-jj-abrams |archive-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref> The film was released in December 2019; it received mixed reviews from critics and fans,<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker'' Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/star-wars-episode-ix---the-rise-of-skywalker |access-date=March 14, 2020 |website=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=''Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/star_wars_the_rise_of_skywalker/ |access-date=March 14, 2020 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> while audience reactions were also mixed.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Breznican |first=Anthony |date=December 21, 2019 |title=J.J. Abrams on ''The Rise of Skywalker'' Critics and Defenders: "They're All Right" |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/12/jj-abrams-reacts-last-jedi-rise-of-skywalker |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Opening night ''The Rise of Skywalker'' audience score shows a split with critics |url=https://ew.com/movies/2019/12/20/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-audience-score/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref>

===2020s===
In September 2019, Abrams and his Bad Robot company signed a $250&nbsp;million five-year deal with [[WarnerMedia]], including [[HBO]] and [[Warner Bros. Pictures]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2019 |title=J.J. Abrams signs exclusivity deal with WarnerMedia reportedly worth $250&nbsp;million |url=https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/9/12/20862868/warnermedia-jj-abrams-movies-hbo-tv-streaming-bad-robot-productions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925121623/https://www.theverge.com/platform/amp/2019/9/12/20862868/warnermedia-jj-abrams-movies-hbo-tv-streaming-bad-robot-productions |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=September 25, 2019 |website=theverge}}</ref> In April 2020, it was announced that Abrams would be developing three new shows for [[HBO Max]]: ''[[Duster (TV series)|Duster]]'', ''[[The Shining (novel)#Adaptations|Overlook]]'', and ''[[Justice League Dark#Television|Justice League Dark]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2020 |title=J.J. Abrams Sets 3 HBO Max Shows: Justice League Dark, 'The Shining' Spinoff, 'Duster' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jj-abrams-sets-3-hbo-max-shows-justice-league-dark-shining-spinoff-duster-1290530 |access-date=June 6, 2020 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en}}</ref> Since then, the latter two have been scrapped.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Rick |date=February 16, 2023 |title='Duster' Series from J.J. Abrams a Go at HBO Max |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jj-abrams-duster-series-hbo-max-1235327731/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216191718/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jj-abrams-duster-series-hbo-max-1235327731/ |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

Abrams was one of the producers of an animated short film of ''[[The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse]]'', shown on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC iPlayer]] at Christmas 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse coming to BBC One and iPlayer this Christmas |publisher=BBC Media Centre. June 30, 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/the-boy-the-mole-the-fox-and-the-horse-bbc-christmas |access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>

Abrams served as executive producer and co-creator of a new [[Batman]] animated series titled ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' alongside [[Matt Reeves]] and [[Bruce Timm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Skrebels |first=Joe |date=October 16, 2021 |title=Batman: Caped Crusader Is 'Adult', 'Psychologially Complex', and Includes New Versions of Familiar Characters – DC FanDome 2021 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/batman-caped-crusader-adult-bruce-timm-jj-abrams-matt-reeves |access-date=January 31, 2022 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> The production team created eleven episodes which premiered August 1, 2024.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14681596/ |title=Batman: Caped Crusader (TV Series 2024– ) {{!}} Animation, Action, Adventure |language=en-US |access-date=June 2, 2024 |via=m.imdb.com}}</ref>

On May 8, 2024, it was announced that Abrams would write and direct an untitled new film, with [[Glen Powell]] in early talks to star in the project with Bad Robot signing on as the production company.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gajewski|first=Ryan|date=May 8, 2024|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/glen-powell-jj-abrams-next-film-1235894264/|title=Glen Powell in Talks to Star in J.J. Abrams' Next Movie|access-date=May 9, 2024|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=May 8, 2024|title=J.J. Abrams Eyeing Glen Powell To Star In Next Movie|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/j-j-abrams-glen-powell-1235909569/|access-date=May 9, 2024|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The company's five-year deal with Warner Bros. was also extended in August 2024, although it was expected to be less expensive than the previous agreement with future projects having significant budget cuts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=August 20, 2024 |title=J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot In Negotiations With Warner Bros. To Extend Film & TV Deal |url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/jj-abrams-bad-robot-warner-bros-film-tv-deal-extension-1236044367/ |access-date=August 20, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

Future projects include ''[[Flowervale Street]]'', a ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' film adaptation, and an animated film based on [[Dr. Seuss]]' ''[[Oh, the Places You'll Go!]]''.

=== Unrealized projects ===
{{main|J. J. Abrams's unrealized projects}}

In 1989, Abrams met [[Steven Spielberg]] at a film festival, where Spielberg spoke about a possible [[Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2|''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' sequel]], with Abrams as a possible writer and with [[Robert Zemeckis]] as producer.<ref name="slashfilm.com">{{Cite web |last=Giroux |first=Jack |date=March 12, 2016 |title=J.J. Abrams Once Had a Pitch for Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2 |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/who-framed-roger-rabbit-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030142233/http://www.slashfilm.com/who-framed-roger-rabbit-2/ |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |website=Slash Film}}</ref> Nothing came up from this project, although Abrams has some storyboards for a ''[[Roger Rabbit]]'' short.<ref name="slashfilm.com" />

In July 2002, Abrams wrote a script for a possible fifth [[Superman]] film entitled ''[[Superman: Flyby]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2008 |title=Cashiers du Cinemart Issue 15 |url=http://www.impossiblefunky.com/archives/issue_15/15_superman.asp?IshNum=15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216230219/http://www.impossiblefunky.com/archives/issue_15/15_superman.asp?IshNum=15 |archive-date=February 16, 2008 }}</ref> [[Brett Ratner]] and [[McG]] entered into talks to direct,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stax |date=September 17, 2002 |title=Ratner Talks Superman |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/17/ratner-talks-superman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421042508/http://www.ign.com/articles/2002/09/17/ratner-talks-superman |archive-date=April 21, 2013 |access-date=October 30, 2016}}</ref> although Abrams tried to get the chance to direct his own script.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Michael |last2=McNary |first2=Dave |date=August 12, 2004 |title=Par girding up for 'War' |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/par-girding-up-for-war-1117908978/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104192428/https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/par-girding-up-for-war-1117908978/ |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |website=Variety}}</ref> However, the project was finally cancelled in 2004 and instead ''[[Superman Returns]]'' was released in 2006.

In November 2009, Abrams and [[Bad Robot Productions]] along with [[Cartoon Network Movies]], [[Warner Bros.]], [[Frederator Films]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], reportedly were producing a [[Samurai Jack (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Samurai Jack]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=J.J. Abrams Producing Samurai Jack: The Movie – Film Junk |url=https://filmjunk.com/2009/11/19/j-j-abrams-producing-samurai-jack-the-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704095207/https://filmjunk.com/2009/11/19/j-j-abrams-producing-samurai-jack-the-movie/ |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> However, the production of the film was scrapped after Abrams' departure from the project to direct ''[[Star Trek (2009)|Star Trek]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Edward |date=June 26, 2012 |title=A Preview of Sony Animation's Hotel Transylvania - ComingSoon.net |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/727845-a-preview-of-sony-animations-hotel-transylvania |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030144430/http://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/727845-a-preview-of-sony-animations-hotel-transylvania |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |website=Coming Soon}}</ref> For this and other reasons, series creator [[Genndy Tartakovsky]] made a [[Samurai Jack (season 5)|new season]] instead of a feature film. Also in 2009, Abrams and [[Bad Robot]] were reportedly set to produce a film based on the [[Micronauts]] toy line.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schuker |first=Lauren A. E. |date=November 6, 2009 |title=The Cry Goes Out in Hollywood: 'Get Me Mr. Potato Head's Agent!' |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125737028160428961 |url-status=live |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821084527/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125737028160428961 |archive-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blogger |url=http://theplaylist.blogspot.pe/2009/11/jj-abrams-to-produce-micronauts.html |website=theplaylist.blogspot.pe}}</ref> However, the film has never gone into production.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Rick |date=March 27, 2013 |title='G.I. Joe: Retaliation' Writers Offer Updates on 'Cowboy Ninja Viking,' 'Micronauts' and 'Epsilon' (Exclusive) |url=http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39g-i-joe-retaliation39-writers-offer-updates-on-39cowboy-ninja-viking39-39micronauts39-39epsilon39-exclusive/11704 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030142213/http://www.movies.com/movie-news/39g-i-joe-retaliation39-writers-offer-updates-on-39cowboy-ninja-viking39-39micronauts39-39epsilon39-exclusive/11704 |archive-date=October 30, 2016 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |website=Movies.com}}</ref>

In February 2018, HBO ordered Abrams' sci-fi drama ''Demimonde'' to series.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Snierson |first=Dan |date=February 1, 2018 |title=HBO orders J.J. Abrams sci-fi drama 'Demimonde' to series |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/02/01/hbo-orders-j-j-abrams-sci-fi-drama-demimonde-to-series/ |url-status=live |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111024804/https://ew.com/tv/2018/02/01/hbo-orders-j-j-abrams-sci-fi-drama-demimonde-to-series/ |archive-date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=June 19, 2019}}</ref> In June 2022, the project was cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=June 8, 2022 |title=J.J. Abrams' 'Demimonde' Sci-Fi Drama Series Not Moving Forward at HBO |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jj-abrams-demimonde-scrapped-hbo-1235287793/ |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Bad Robot===
{{See also|Bad Robot}}
[[File:1221olympicblvd.jpg|thumb|right|Bad Robot's Santa Monica headquarters]]
In 2001, Abrams founded his own production company, [[Bad Robot]], in association with [[Paramount Pictures]] and [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]. Initially a television production company under [[Touchstone Television]], Bad Robot would branch out into film production, with the first movie to be produced under the Bad Robot name being ''[[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]]'' (2001). Bad Robot is well known for ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', the ''[[Star Trek (franchise)|Star Trek]]'' [[List of Star Trek films#Reboot (Kelvin timeline) films|Kelvin timeline]] films, the ''[[Mission: Impossible (film series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' films excluding ''[[Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One]]'', the [[Cloverfield (franchise)|''Cloverfield'' franchise]], and the [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy]].

==Other work==
===Video game===
As of November 2015, a video game called ''Spyjinx'' was in development, with Abrams in a collaboration with Bad Robot and [[Chair Entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=November 11, 2015 |title=J.J Abrams is making a game with the studio behind Infinity Blade |url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/11/11/9713768/jj-abrams-bad-robot-game-spyjinx |magazine=[[The Verge]]}}</ref><ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-q2sZ8XxD14 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20151111225606/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q2sZ8XxD14 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite news |last=Spyjinx |date=November 11, 2015 |title=J.J Abrams And Donald Mustard Announces Video Game Partnership #SPYJINX |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q2sZ8XxD14}}{{cbignore}}</ref>{{clarify|date=October 2022}} A beta test was launched on April 2, 2020, by [[Epic Games]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Statt |first1=Nick |title=Epic Games reveals new mobile game Spyjinx in collaboration with J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Games |url=https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/2/21206332/epic-games-spyjinx-bad-robot-games-reveal-ios-android-beta-release |website=[[The Verge]] |date=April 3, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Oloman |first1=Jordan |title=Epic Games, J.J. Abrams' Long-Dormant Spyjinx Finally Revealed, Getting a Limited Beta |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/epic-games-jj-abrams-long-dormant-spyjinx-finally-revealed-getting-a-limited-beta |website=[[IGN]] |date=April 2, 2020 |access-date=May 31, 2024}}</ref>

===Books and comics===
On October 29, 2013, ''[[S. (Dorst novel)|S.]]'', a novel written by [[Doug Dorst]] based on a concept by Abrams, was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stranger |url=http://soonyouwillknow.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131119154437/http://soonyouwillknow.com/ |archive-date=November 19, 2013 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |publisher=Soonyouwillknow.com}}</ref>

In 2019, Abrams made his debut as a writer for [[Marvel Comics]], co-authoring the company's title [[Spider-Man]] from September of that year with his son Henry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Marcus |first=Tucker |date=June 19, 2019 |title=J.J. Abrams Makes His Marvel Debut with 'Spider-Man' #1 |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/j-j-abrams-makes-his-marvel-debut-with-spider-man-1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624130746/https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/j-j-abrams-makes-his-marvel-debut-with-spider-man-1 |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2019}}</ref> The first issue of the comic includes the death of [[Mary-Jane Watson]], and a twelve-year time shift, with the series' protagonist being Ben Parker, son of Peter Parker and Mary Jane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patches |first=Matt |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Spider-Man #1 is a J.J. Abrams comic book in every twist-filled way |url=https://www.polygon.com/comics/2019/9/18/20870550/j-j-abrams-spider-man-1-mary-jane-ben-parker-spoilers |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929012029/https://www.polygon.com/comics/2019/9/18/20870550/j-j-abrams-spider-man-1-mary-jane-ben-parker-spoilers |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |access-date=September 29, 2019 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Abrams is married to public relations executive Katie McGrath and has three children.<ref name=college/><ref>[http://alias.unfiction.com/s1/background.htm "EW Gets the Stories Behind Those Goofy TV Production-Company Logos"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717155632/http://alias.unfiction.com/s1/background.htm |date=July 17, 2011 }}, ''Entertainment Weekly'', December 7, 2001: "The title came to creator J.J. Abrams during a writers' meeting, and he recorded his children, Henry and Gracie (ages 2 and 3), saying the words into his Powerbook's microphone. 'That day in the office while editing,' says Abrams, 'I put together sound effects on my computer, burned a QuickTime movie on a CD, gave it to postproduction, and three days later it was on national television.'"</ref> His daughter, [[Gracie Abrams]], is a pop singer-songwriter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Her famous dad's a fan. So is Phoebe Bridgers. But Gracie Abrams has a voice all her own |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-29/gracie-abrams-jj-abrams-phobe-bridgers-minor |access-date=August 7, 2020 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> He resides in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Jj Abrams, Katie McGrath 4th Annual Pink Party to... – Picture 2072721 |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/jj_abrams_2072721 |magazine=Contactmusic.com |access-date=November 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/g/a/2009/05/06/movie_premieres.DTL&o=2 Director J.J. Abrams and wife, actress Katie – Media (3 of 46) Movie Premieres: 'Star Trek,' 'Angels] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510144455/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=%2Fg%2Fa%2F2009%2F05%2F06%2Fmovie_premieres.DTL&o=2 |date=May 10, 2009 }}, "Director J.J. Abrams and wife, actress Katie McGrath, parade on the red carpet as they arrives at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in Hollywood for the premiere of the movie 'Star Trek' in Los Angeles on April 30, 2009.</ref> He is [[Jews|Jewish]] and his wife is [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], and he sometimes takes his children to religious services on Jewish holidays.<ref>[http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/now_its_jj_abrams_turn_to_trek_20090506/ Jewishjournal.com: Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222081039/http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/now_its_jj_abrams_turn_to_trek_20090506/ |date=December 22, 2015 }}, accessed December 16, 2015</ref>

Abrams serves on the Creative Council of [[Represent.Us]], a [[Nonpartisanism|nonpartisan]] anti-corruption organization<ref>{{Cite news |title=About {{!}} Represent.Us |language=en-US |work=End corruption. Defend the Republic. |url=http://represent.us/about |url-status=live |access-date=November 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023054916/https://represent.us/about/ |archive-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> and the [[Motion Picture & Television Fund]] (MPTF) Board of Governors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://mptf.com/about-us/ |access-date=February 4, 2021 |website=mptf.com}}</ref> It was also reported that he attended the [[2024 Democratic National Convention]] in Chicago.<ref name=":0" />

In September 2024, Abrams signed a letter along with over 125 other Hollywood professionals urging California Governor [[Gavin Newsom]] to sign AI safety bill [[SB 1047]].<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=September 24, 2024 |title=Mark Hamill, Jane Fonda, J.J. Abrams urge Gov. Newsom to sign AI safety bill |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-09-24/mark-hamill-jane-fonda-joseph-gordon-levitt-sign-letter-in-support-of-ai-safety-bill-sb-1047 |access-date=September 26, 2024 |work=L[[os Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Artists For Safe AI |url=https://artists4safeai.com/ |access-date=September 26, 2024 |website=artists4safeai.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="3" | Credited as
|-
|-
! width=65 | [[Film director|Director]]
! [[Amanda Foreman (actress)|Amanda Foreman]]
! width=65 | [[Screenwriter|Writer]]
| 4 || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}} || || || {{Tick}}
! [[Film producer|Producer]]
|-
|-
| 1990
! [[Greg Grunberg]]
| ''[[Taking Care of Business (film)|Taking Care of Business]]''
| 6 || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
| 1991
! [[Jennifer Garner]]
| ''[[Regarding Henry]]''
| 2 || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || || || ||
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|Co-Producer}}
|-
|-
| 1992
! [[Terry O'Quinn]]
| ''[[Forever Young (1992 film)|Forever Young]]''
| 2 || || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || || ||
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
|-
|-
| 1997
! [[Ian Gomez]]
| ''[[Gone Fishin' (film)|Gone Fishin']]''
| 2 || || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}} || || || ||
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
|1998
! [[John Cho]]
|[[Armageddon (1998 film)|''Armageddon'']]
| 2 || || {{Tick}} || || || || || || {{Tick}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|-
| 2001
! [[Simon Pegg]]
| ''[[Joy Ride (2001 film)|Joy Ride]]''
| 2 || || || || || || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}}
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
|-
| 2006
! [[Rosanna Arquette]]
| ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''
| 2 || {{Tick}} || || || || {{Tick}} || || ||
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|-
| 2009
! [[Lance Reddick]]
| ''[[Star Trek (2009 film)|Star Trek]]''
| 2 || || || || {{Tick}} || || || {{Tick}} ||
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
| 2011
! [[Leonard Nimoy]]
| ''[[Super 8 (2011 film)|Super 8]]''
| 2 || || || || || || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
| 2013
! [[Jonathan Dixon (tv actor)|Jonathan Dixon]]
| ''[[Star Trek Into Darkness]]''
| 5 || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}} || || {{Tick}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
| 2015
! [[Rachel Nichols (actress)|Rachel Nichols]]
| ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''
| 2 || || || {{Tick}} || || || || || {{Tick}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
|-
| 2019
! [[Faran Tahir]]
| ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''
| 3 || || || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || || || || {{Tick}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}

{| style="width:100%;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| width="45%" |
'''Producer only'''
* ''[[The Pallbearer]]'' (1996)
* ''[[The Suburbans]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation]]'' (2015)
* ''[[10 Cloverfield Lane]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Star Trek Beyond]]'' (2016)
* ''[[The Cloverfield Paradox]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Overlord (2018 film)|Overlord]]'' (2018)
* ''[[Lou (2022 film)|Lou]]'' (2022)
* ''[[The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (film)|The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse]]'' (2022, short film)
* ''[[The Blue Angels (film)|The Blue Angels]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Flowervale Street]]'' (2026)

| width="65%" |
'''Executive producer'''
* ''[[Infinitely Polar Bear]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' (2017)
|}

==== Acting credits ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! style="width:33px;" | Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
|-
| 1991
! [[Keri Russell]]
| ''[[Regarding Henry]]''
| 2 || || {{Tick}} || || || || {{Tick}} || ||
| Delivery Boy
|
|
|-
|-
| 1993
! [[Donnie Keshawarz]]
| ''[[Six Degrees of Separation (film)|Six Degrees of Separation]]''
| 2 || || || || {{Tick}} || || || {{Tick}} ||
| Doug
|
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Diabolique (1996 film)|Diabolique]]''
| Video Photographer #2
|
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Suburbans]]''
| Rock Journalist
|
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''
|
| Vocal cameo
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]''
| Himself
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| ''[[Love, Antosha]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''
| D-O
| Voice
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Fullerton |first1=Huw |date=December 19, 2019 |title=Star Wars' cute new droid in The Rise of Skywalker is played by JJ Abrams |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/star-wars-droid-jj-abrams/ |website=Radio Times |language=en-GB |access-date=May 12, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Music by John Williams]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film
|
|-
|-
|}
|}


==== Other roles ====
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
*''[[Taking Care of Business]]'' (1990) (writer)
|+
*''[[Regarding Henry]]'' (1991) (writer, co-producer)
! Year
*''[[Forever Young (film)|Forever Young]]'' (1992) (writer, executive producer)
! Title
*''[[The Pallbearer]]'' (1996) (producer)
! Role
*''[[Gone Fishin' (film)|Gone Fishin']]'' (1997) (co-writer)
! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
*''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998) (writer)
|-
*''[[The Suburbans]]'' (1999) (producer)
| 1982
*''[[Joy Ride (film)|Joy Ride]]'' (2001) (writer, producer)
| ''[[Nightbeast]]''
*''[[Mission: Impossible III]]'' (2006) (director, co-writer)
| Composer / Sound effects composer
*''[[Cloverfield]]'' (2008) (producer)
|
*''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' (2009) (director, producer)
|-
*''[[Morning Glory (2010 film)|Morning Glory]]'' (2010) (producer)
| 1995
*''Cloverfield 2'' (TBA) (producer)
|''[[Casper (film)|Casper]]''
*''Untitled Hunter Scott Project'' (TBA) (director)
| Uncredited rewrites
*''Mission: Impossible IV'' (TBA) (producer)
| <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Jensen |first=Jeff |date=June 9, 2011 |title=Super 8: Steven Spielberg meets J.J. Abrams |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/06/09/super-8-steven-spielberg-jj-abrams/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US |access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>
*''Untitled Star Trek sequel'' (2012) (producer/possible director)<ref>{{cite news|author=Tatiana Siegel|title='Star Trek' sequel on track|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=2009-03-30|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001885.html|accessdate=2009-03-31}}</ref>
|-
*''[[Samurai Jack]]'' feature film (TBA) (co-producer)<ref>((http://screenrant.com/jj-abrams-producing-samurai-jack-movie-robf-35322/</ref>
| 2006
| ''[[Mission: Impossible III]]''
| Digital artist
|
|-
|}


==Television==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"
*''[[Felicity]]'' (1998-2002) (co-creator, writer, executive producer, director)
|-
*''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2001-2006) (creator, writer, executive producer, director)
! rowspan="2" | Year
*''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' (2004-2010) (co-creator, writer, executive producer, director)
! rowspan="2" | Title
*''[[What About Brian]]'' (2006-2007) (executive producer)
! colspan="5" | Credited as
*''[[Six Degrees]]'' (2006-2007) (executive producer)
! rowspan="2" | Notes
*''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' (2006) (Guest director)
|-
*''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'' (2005-present) (guest director)
! style="width:65px;" | Creator
*''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' (2008-present) (co-creator, writer, executive producer)
! style="width:65px;" | Director
*''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]'' (2010) (co-creator, executive producer, writer, director)<ref>[http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEJ8oPNR2jDONL EXCLUSIVE: J.J. Abrams Goes Into Warp Speed with Star Trek and Beyond]</ref>
! style="width:65px;" | Writer
! style="width:65px;" | Executive Producer
! style="width:65px;" | Theme<br>Composer
|-
| 1998–2002
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Director (2 episodes) / Writer (17 episodes)
|-
| 2001–06
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Director (2 episodes) / Writer (13 episodes)
|-
| 2004–10
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Director (2 episodes) / Writer (3 episodes)
|-
| 2006
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Episode: "4.269"
|-
| 2007
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Episode: "[[Cocktails (The Office)|Cocktails]]"
|-
| 2008–13
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Writer (6 episodes)
|-
| 2010
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Undercovers (TV series)|Undercovers]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Director (1 episode) / Writer (3 episodes)
|-
| 2011–16
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2012–14
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Revolution (TV series)|Revolution]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Almost Human (TV series)|Almost Human]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| {{TableTBA}}
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Duster (TV series)|Duster]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|}


'''Executive producer only'''
==Awards==
* ''[[What About Brian]]'' (2006–07)
*2002 [[Emmy Award]] Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (''Alias'')<ref name="Emmy">
* ''[[Six Degrees (TV series)|Six Degrees]]'' (2006–07)
{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/awards/awardsearch.php|title=The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences|accessdate=2008-02-18 }}</ref>
* ''[[Believe (TV series)|Believe]]'' (2014)
*2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Drama Series (''Lost'')<ref name="Emmy"/>
* ''[[11.22.63]]'' (2016) (Miniseries<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2015 |title=Hulu Original "11.22.63" Premieres Presidents Day 2016 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/10/30/hulu-original-112263-premieres-presidents-day-2016-828412/20151030hulu01/ |access-date=November 25, 2015 |website=[[The Futon Critic]]}}</ref>)
*2005 Emmy Award Winner, Outstanding Directing for A Drama Series (''Lost'')<ref name="Emmy"/>
* ''[[Roadies (TV series)|Roadies]]'' (2016)
*2005 Emmy Award Nomination, Outstanding Writing for A Drama Series (''Lost'')<ref name="Emmy"/>
* ''[[Westworld (TV series)|Westworld]]'' (2016–2022)
*2006 Golden Globe Award Winner, Best Television Series&nbsp;— Drama (''Lost'')
* [[Castle Rock (TV series)|''Castle Rock'']] (2018–19)
*2007 Golden Globe Award Nomination, Best Television Series&nbsp;— Drama (''Lost'')
* ''[[Little Voice (TV series)|Little Voice]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Lovecraft Country (TV series)|Lovecraft Country]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Challenger: The Final Flight]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Lisey's Story (miniseries)|Lisey's Story]]'' (2021) (Miniseries)
* ''[[UFO (docuseries)|UFO]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Presumed Innocent (TV series)|Presumed Innocent]]'' (2024)
* ''[[Batman: Caped Crusader]]'' (2024–present)


==== Acting credits ====
==Personal life==
{| class="wikitable"
Born in [[New York]] and raised in [[Los Angeles]], Abrams is the son of television producer [[Gerald W. Abrams]] and executive producer Carol. He is [[Jewish]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Danielle Berrin |title=Now It's J.J. Abrams' Turn to 'Trek' |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/community/article/now_its_jj_abrams_turn_to_trek_20090506 |publisher=JewishJournal.com |date=2009-05-06 |accessdate=2009-10-03}} </ref> He attended [[Sarah Lawrence College]]. Abrams is married to Katie McGrath and has three children.
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! style="width:33px;"|Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2012
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Family Guy]]''
|rowspan=5|Himself
| style="text-align:left;" | Voice, Episode: "[[Ratings Guy]]"
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Nightcap (2016 TV series)|Nightcap]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | Episode: "The Show Might Go on, Part 2"
|-
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Tour de Pharmacy]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | Television film
|-
| 2021
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | Episode: "[[Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars]]"
|-
| 2022
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Light & Magic (TV series)|Light & Magic]]''
| style="text-align:left;" | Documentary series
|-
|}


=== Theatre ===
Abrams is a long time supporter of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] and has donated $183,000 to the party since 1995.<ref>http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/JJ_Abrams.php</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin-right:auto; margin-right:auto"
|-
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="3" | Credited as
! rowspan="2" | Notes
|-
! style="width:65px;" | Director
! style="width:65px;" | Writer
! style="width:65px;" | Producer
|-
| 2017
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[The Play That Goes Wrong]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| style="text-align:left;" | Broadway version
|-
|}

== Bibliography ==
* ''[[S. (Dorst novel)|S.]]'' (with [[Doug Dorst]], 2013)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
|-
||1999
|[[Razzie Award]]
|Worst Screenplay
|''Armageddon''
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|[[Emmy Award]]<ref name=Emmy/>
|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
|rowspan=2|''Alias''
|{{nom}}
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||2004
|[[PGA Award]]
|Best Drama
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=5|2005
|[[ASCAP|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
|Top TV Series
|rowspan=8|''Lost''
|{{won}}
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|[[Directors Guild of America]]
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]<ref name=Emmy/>
|{{won}}
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|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]] – [[Pilot (Lost)|Pilot]]<ref name=Emmy/>
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=3|2006
|[[ASCAP|ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards]]
|Top TV Series
|{{won}}
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|[[PGA Award]]
|Best Drama
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America]]<ref name="WGA">{{Cite news |title=Awards Winners |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America]] |url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703004257/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=July 3, 2010}}</ref>
|Dramatic Series
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=4|2007
|[[Saturn Award]]
|Best Director
|''Mission: Impossible III''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[British Academy Television Awards|BAFTA]]
|[[British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme|Best International Programme]]
|rowspan=5|''Lost''
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[PGA Award]]
|Best Drama
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Writers Guild of America]]
|Dramatic Series
|{{nom}}
|-
||2008
|rowspan=2|[[Emmy Award]]
|rowspan=2|Outstanding Drama Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2009
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Writers Guild of America]]
|Long Form
|rowspan=2|''Fringe''
|{{nom}}
|-
|New Series
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Scream Awards]]
|Best Director
|rowspan=6|''Star Trek''
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=6|2010
|[[Saturn Award]]
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Empire Awards]]
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[PGA Award]]
|Theatrical Motion Picture
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[SFX Awards]]
|Best Director
|{{won}}
|-
|[[Hugo Awards]]
|Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Emmy Award]]<ref name=Emmy/>
|Outstanding Drama Series
|''Lost''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=4|2011
|rowspan=2|Scream Award
|Best Director
|rowspan=7|''Super 8''
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Scream-Play
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=2|BAM Awards
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Screenplay
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2012
|rowspan=2|[[Saturn Award]]
|Best Director
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Writing
|{{nom}}
|-
|SFX Awards
|Best Director
|{{nom}}
|-
|2013
|[[Producers Guild of America Awards 2012|PGA Award]]
|Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television
|
|{{won}}
|-
|2014
|rowspan=3|[[Saturn Award]]
|rowspan=2|Best Director
|''Star Trek Into Darkness''
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=8|2016
|rowspan=8|''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''
|{{nom}}
|-
|Best Writing
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Empire Awards]]
|[[Empire Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film
|{{won}}
|-
|Best Film
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
|[[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|Jupiter Awards
|Best International Film
|{{won}}
|-
|Hugo Awards
|Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
|{{nom}}
|}

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==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{Cite magazine |last=Kamp, David |date=Jun 2013 |title=What you should know about J. J. Abrams |department=In the Details |magazine=Vanity Fair |volume=634 |page=36}}
*{{Cite web |last1=LaPorte |first1=Nicole |last2=Ifeanyi |first2=KC |date=April 9, 2019 |title=Exclusive: J.J. Abrams on Star Wars, Apple, and building Bad Robot into a Hollywood force |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90331236/exclusive-j-j-abrams-on-star-wars-apple-and-building-bad-robot-into-a-hollywood-force |website=[[Fast Company]]}}


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Latest revision as of 13:22, 17 December 2024

J. J. Abrams
Abrams in 2015
Born
Jeffrey Jacob Abrams

(1966-06-27) June 27, 1966 (age 58)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materSarah Lawrence College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • composer
Years active1982–present
Spouse
Katie McGrath
​
(m. 1996)​
Children3, including Gracie
Parents

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams (born June 27, 1966)[1] is an American filmmaker and composer. He is best known for his works in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. Abrams wrote and produced such films as Regarding Henry (1991), Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), Cloverfield (2008), Star Trek (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Abrams' films have grossed over $4 billion worldwide, making him the ninth-highest-grossing film director of all time.

Abrams has created numerous television series, including Felicity (co-creator, 1998–2002), Alias (creator, 2001–2006), Lost (co-creator, 2004–2010), and Fringe (co-creator, 2008–2013). He won two Emmy Awards for Lost – Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.

His directorial film work includes Mission: Impossible III (2006), Star Trek (2009), Super 8 (2011), and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). He also directed, co-produced, and co-wrote The Force Awakens, the seventh episode of the Star Wars Skywalker Saga and the first film of the sequel trilogy. The film is his highest grossing, the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time not adjusted for inflation, as well as the most expensive film ever made. He returned to Star Wars by executive producing The Last Jedi (2017), and directing and co-writing The Rise of Skywalker (2019).[2]

Abrams' frequent collaborators include producer Bryan Burk; producer/directors Damon Lindelof and Tommy Gormley; actors Greg Grunberg, Simon Pegg, Amanda Foreman, and Keri Russell; composer Michael Giacchino; writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, cinematographers Daniel Mindel and Larry Fong; and editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey.[not verified in body]

Early life

[edit]

Jeffrey Jacob Abrams was born on June 27, 1966, in New York City, New York to veteran television producer Gerald W. Abrams (born 1939) of Polish-Jewish descent and Carol Ann Abrams (née Kelvin; 1942–2012), a Peabody Award winning television executive producer as well as author and law academic.[3] His sister is the screenwriter Tracy Rosen. His father worked at CBS in Midtown Manhattan the year prior to Abrams' birth. By 1971 the family had relocated to Los Angeles. His mother worked as a real estate agent while Abrams and his sister were at school.[3]

Abrams attended Palisades High School and after graduation planned on going to art school rather than a traditional college but eventually enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College, in Bronxville, New York.[4]

Film career

[edit]

Early career

[edit]

Abrams' first job in the movie business was at age 16 when he wrote the music for Don Dohler's 1982 horror movie Nightbeast. During his senior year at college, he teamed with Jill Mazursky, the daughter of award-winning writer/director Paul Mazursky, to write a feature film treatment.[5][6] Purchased by Touchstone Pictures, the treatment was the basis for Taking Care of Business, Abrams' first produced film, which starred Charles Grodin and James Belushi and was directed by Academy Award winner Arthur Hiller. He followed with Regarding Henry, starring Harrison Ford, and Forever Young, starring Mel Gibson. He also co-wrote with Mazursky the script for the comedy Gone Fishin' starring Joe Pesci and Danny Glover.

In 1994, he was part of the "Propellerheads" with Rob Letterman, Loren Soman, and Andy Waisler, a group of Sarah Lawrence alums experimenting with computer animation technology. They were contracted by Jeffrey Katzenberg to develop animation for the film Shrek.[7] Abrams worked on the screenplay for the 1998 film Armageddon with producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay. That same year, he made his first foray into television with Felicity, which ran for four seasons on The WB Network, serving as the series' co-creator (with Matt Reeves) and executive producer. He also composed its opening theme music.

2000s

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Abrams at the 2010 Time 100 Gala in Manhattan

Under his production company, Bad Robot, which he founded with Bryan Burk in 2001,[8] Abrams created and executive-produced ABC's Alias and is co-creator (along with Damon Lindelof and Jeffrey Lieber) and was executive producer of Lost. As with Felicity, Abrams also composed the opening theme music for Alias and Lost. Abrams directed and wrote the two-part pilot for Lost and remained active producer for the first half of the season. Also in 2001, Abrams co-wrote and produced the horror-thriller Joy Ride.[9] In 2006, he served as executive producer of What About Brian and Six Degrees, also on ABC. He also co-wrote the teleplay for Lost's third-season premiere "A Tale of Two Cities" and the same year, he made his feature directorial debut with Mission: Impossible III, starring Tom Cruise. Abrams spoke at the TED conference in 2007.[10][importance?]

In 2008, Abrams produced the monster movie Cloverfield, which Matt Reeves directed.[11] In 2009, he directed the science fiction film Star Trek,[12] which he produced with Lost co-creator Damon Lindelof. While it was speculated that they would be writing and producing an adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series of novels, they publicly stated in November 2009 that they were no longer looking to take on that project.[13] In 2008, Abrams co-created, executive produced, and co-wrote (along with Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman) the FOX science fiction series Fringe, for which he also composed the theme music. He was featured in the 2009 MTV Movie Awards 1980s-style digital short "Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions", with Andy Samberg and Will Ferrell, in which he plays a keyboard solo. NBC picked up Abrams's Undercovers as its first new drama series for the 2010–11 season.[14] However, it was subsequently cancelled by the network in November 2010.

2010s

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Abrams speaking at San Diego Comic-Con in 2010

Abrams wrote and directed the Paramount science fiction thriller Super 8, starring Joel Courtney and Elle Fanning, while co-producing with Steven Spielberg and Bryan Burk; it was released on June 10, 2011.[15]

Abrams directed the sequel to Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, released in May 2013.[16] The film was interpreted as a loose remake of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.[17] Critics generally reacted positively to the film, while Nicholas Meyer, the director of The Wrath of Khan, called it a "gimmick".[18] Abrams was criticized for the film's treatment of classic villain Khan Noonien Singh (Benedict Cumberbatch). Many felt that much of the character, originally played by Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán, had been lost, especially his ethnic identity.[a] Two years after the film's release, Abrams said of the film, "there were certain things I was unsure of. ... Any movie ... has a fundamental conversation happening during it. And [for Into Darkness,] I didn't have it... [The weakness of the plot] was not anyone's fault but mine. ... [The script] was a little bit of a collection of scenes that were written by my friends ... And yet, I found myself frustrated by my choices, and unable to hang my hat on an undeniable thread of the main story. So then I found myself on that movie basically tap-dancing as well as I could to try and make the sequences as entertaining as possible. ... I would never say that I don't think that the movie ended up working. But I feel like it didn't work as well as it could have, had I made some better decisions before we started shooting."[20]

On January 25, 2013, Disney and Lucasfilm introduced Abrams as director and producer of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh entry in the Star Wars film saga,[21] with Bryan Burk and Bad Robot producing the film.[22] Following this news, speculation arose as to Abrams's future with Paramount Pictures, under which he had released all of his previous feature work as a director, and which had a first-look deal with his company, Bad Robot. Paramount vice-chairman Rob Moore stated that Abrams would continue to have a hand in the Star Trek and Mission: Impossible franchises going forward.[23]

Abrams directed, produced, and co-wrote the screenplay for The Force Awakens,[24] which opened in theaters on December 18, 2015.[25][26] Despite its strong box office performance and positive reviews, the film was considered by some, including Star Wars creator George Lucas, to be too similar to the original 1977 film.[27][28] In 2016, Abrams responded towards these complaints, stating: "What was important for me was introducing brand new characters using relationships that were embracing the history that we know to tell a story that is new — to go backwards to go forwards".[29][b]

Abrams returned as producer for Star Trek Beyond, released in 2016. And also produced The Cloverfield Paradox, a sequel to 10 Cloverfield Lane. It was released on Netflix in February 2018.[31][32] Also on 2018, Abrams produced Overlord, a horror film set behind German enemy lines in World War II and directed by Julius Avery.[33] Abrams also produced the fourth, fifth, and sixth Mission: Impossible films.[34]

In September 2017, Abrams returned to direct and co-write Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker with Chris Terrio.[35] The film was released in December 2019; it received mixed reviews from critics and fans,[36][37] while audience reactions were also mixed.[38][39]

2020s

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In September 2019, Abrams and his Bad Robot company signed a $250 million five-year deal with WarnerMedia, including HBO and Warner Bros. Pictures.[40] In April 2020, it was announced that Abrams would be developing three new shows for HBO Max: Duster, Overlook, and Justice League Dark.[41] Since then, the latter two have been scrapped.[42]

Abrams was one of the producers of an animated short film of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at Christmas 2022.[43]

Abrams served as executive producer and co-creator of a new Batman animated series titled Batman: Caped Crusader alongside Matt Reeves and Bruce Timm.[44] The production team created eleven episodes which premiered August 1, 2024.[45]

On May 8, 2024, it was announced that Abrams would write and direct an untitled new film, with Glen Powell in early talks to star in the project with Bad Robot signing on as the production company.[46][47] The company's five-year deal with Warner Bros. was also extended in August 2024, although it was expected to be less expensive than the previous agreement with future projects having significant budget cuts.[48]

Future projects include Flowervale Street, a Hot Wheels film adaptation, and an animated film based on Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Places You'll Go!.

Unrealized projects

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Main article: J. J. Abrams's unrealized projects

In 1989, Abrams met Steven Spielberg at a film festival, where Spielberg spoke about a possible Who Framed Roger Rabbit sequel, with Abrams as a possible writer and with Robert Zemeckis as producer.[49] Nothing came up from this project, although Abrams has some storyboards for a Roger Rabbit short.[49]

In July 2002, Abrams wrote a script for a possible fifth Superman film entitled Superman: Flyby.[50] Brett Ratner and McG entered into talks to direct,[51] although Abrams tried to get the chance to direct his own script.[52] However, the project was finally cancelled in 2004 and instead Superman Returns was released in 2006.

In November 2009, Abrams and Bad Robot Productions along with Cartoon Network Movies, Warner Bros., Frederator Films and Paramount Pictures, reportedly were producing a film adaptation of Samurai Jack.[53] However, the production of the film was scrapped after Abrams' departure from the project to direct Star Trek.[54] For this and other reasons, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky made a new season instead of a feature film. Also in 2009, Abrams and Bad Robot were reportedly set to produce a film based on the Micronauts toy line.[55][56] However, the film has never gone into production.[57]

In February 2018, HBO ordered Abrams' sci-fi drama Demimonde to series.[58] In June 2022, the project was cancelled.[59]

Bad Robot

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See also: Bad Robot
Bad Robot's Santa Monica headquarters

In 2001, Abrams founded his own production company, Bad Robot, in association with Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures. Initially a television production company under Touchstone Television, Bad Robot would branch out into film production, with the first movie to be produced under the Bad Robot name being Joy Ride (2001). Bad Robot is well known for Lost, the Star Trek Kelvin timeline films, the Mission: Impossible films excluding Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, the Cloverfield franchise, and the Star Wars sequel trilogy.

Other work

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Video game

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As of November 2015, a video game called Spyjinx was in development, with Abrams in a collaboration with Bad Robot and Chair Entertainment.[60][61][clarification needed] A beta test was launched on April 2, 2020, by Epic Games.[62][63]

Books and comics

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On October 29, 2013, S., a novel written by Doug Dorst based on a concept by Abrams, was released.[64]

In 2019, Abrams made his debut as a writer for Marvel Comics, co-authoring the company's title Spider-Man from September of that year with his son Henry.[65] The first issue of the comic includes the death of Mary-Jane Watson, and a twelve-year time shift, with the series' protagonist being Ben Parker, son of Peter Parker and Mary Jane.[66]

Personal life

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Abrams is married to public relations executive Katie McGrath and has three children.[5][67] His daughter, Gracie Abrams, is a pop singer-songwriter.[68] He resides in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California.[69][70] He is Jewish and his wife is Catholic, and he sometimes takes his children to religious services on Jewish holidays.[71]

Abrams serves on the Creative Council of Represent.Us, a nonpartisan anti-corruption organization[72] and the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) Board of Governors.[73] It was also reported that he attended the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.[48]

In September 2024, Abrams signed a letter along with over 125 other Hollywood professionals urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AI safety bill SB 1047.[74][75]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Credited as
Director Writer Producer
1990 Taking Care of Business No Yes No
1991 Regarding Henry No Yes Co-Producer
1992 Forever Young No Yes Executive
1997 Gone Fishin' No Yes No
1998 Armageddon No Yes No
2001 Joy Ride No Yes Yes
2006 Mission: Impossible III Yes Yes No
2009 Star Trek Yes No Yes
2011 Super 8 Yes Yes Yes
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Yes No Yes
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Yes Yes Yes
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Yes Yes Yes

Producer only

Executive producer

Acting credits

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1991 Regarding Henry Delivery Boy
1993 Six Degrees of Separation Doug
1996 Diabolique Video Photographer #2
1999 The Suburbans Rock Journalist
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Vocal cameo
2017 The Disaster Artist Himself
2019 Love, Antosha Himself Documentary film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker D-O Voice [76]
2024 Music by John Williams Himself Documentary film

Other roles

[edit]
Year Title Role Ref.
1982 Nightbeast Composer / Sound effects composer
1995 Casper Uncredited rewrites [77]
2006 Mission: Impossible III Digital artist

Television

[edit]
Year Title Credited as Notes
Creator Director Writer Executive Producer Theme
Composer
1998–2002 Felicity Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Writer (17 episodes)
2001–06 Alias Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Writer (13 episodes)
2004–10 Lost Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (2 episodes) / Writer (3 episodes)
2006 Jimmy Kimmel Live! No Yes No No No Episode: "4.269"
2007 The Office No Yes No No No Episode: "Cocktails"
2008–13 Fringe Yes No Yes Yes Yes Writer (6 episodes)
2010 Undercovers Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Director (1 episode) / Writer (3 episodes)
2011–16 Person of Interest No No No Yes Yes
2012 Alcatraz No No No Yes Yes
2012–14 Revolution No No No Yes Yes
2013–14 Almost Human No No No Yes Yes
TBA Duster Yes No Yes Yes No

Executive producer only

Acting credits

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Family Guy Himself Voice, Episode: "Ratings Guy"
2017 Nightcap Episode: "The Show Might Go on, Part 2"
Tour de Pharmacy Television film
2021 The Simpsons Episode: "Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars"
2022 Light & Magic Documentary series

Theatre

[edit]
Year Title Credited as Notes
Director Writer Producer
2017 The Play That Goes Wrong No No Yes Broadway version

Bibliography

[edit]

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Award Category Nominated work Result
1999 Razzie Award Worst Screenplay Armageddon Nominated
2002 Emmy Award[79] Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Alias Nominated
2004 PGA Award Best Drama Nominated
2005 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top TV Series Lost Won
Directors Guild of America Best Director Nominated
Emmy Award[79] Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series – Pilot Won
Outstanding Drama Series[79] Won
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series – Pilot[79] Nominated
2006 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards Top TV Series Won
PGA Award Best Drama Won
Writers Guild of America[80] Dramatic Series Won
2007 Saturn Award Best Director Mission: Impossible III Nominated
BAFTA Best International Programme Lost Nominated
PGA Award Best Drama Nominated
Writers Guild of America Dramatic Series Nominated
2008 Emmy Award Outstanding Drama Series Nominated
2009 Nominated
Writers Guild of America Long Form Fringe Nominated
New Series Nominated
Scream Awards Best Director Star Trek Won
2010 Saturn Award Best Director Nominated
Empire Awards Best Director Nominated
PGA Award Theatrical Motion Picture Nominated
SFX Awards Best Director Won
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation – Long Form Nominated
Emmy Award[79] Outstanding Drama Series Lost Nominated
2011 Scream Award Best Director Super 8 Nominated
Best Scream-Play Won
BAM Awards Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
2012 Saturn Award Best Director Won
Best Writing Nominated
SFX Awards Best Director Nominated
2013 PGA Award Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television Won
2014 Saturn Award Best Director Star Trek Into Darkness Nominated
2016 Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nominated
Best Writing Won
Empire Awards Best Director Won
Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Won
Best Film Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Best Picture Nominated
Jupiter Awards Best International Film Won
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Khan is an explicitly non-white character in the Star Trek canon, introduced as a Sikh and former ruler of much of eastern Eurasia.[19]
  2. ^ In 2017, Abrams said he would not do more remakes or reboots, to instead focus on his own creations, saying: "You know, I do think that if you're telling a story that is not moving anything forward, not introducing anything that's relevant, that's not creating a new mythology or an extension of it, then a complete remake of something feels like a mistake."[30]

References

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