Ben Edlund
Ben Edlund is a producer and writer.
Works
Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time
Roadfood: Discovering America One Dish at a Time is a new PBS TV show that aims to re-discover America’s regional culture through its iconic dishes. Our host, Misha Collins, will hit the highways and byways of America, exploring a uniquely American dish in each episode. Meeting local cooks, pit-masters, bakers, cafe owners, and proprietors of local eating establishments, Misha will explore the roots of a dish through these modern culinary folk artisans.
Release Date: 2021-12-03
Character: Self
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 3
Fantasy Island
This contemporary version of the classic drama series delves into the “what if” questions that keep us awake at night. Each episode tells emotional, provocative stories about people who walk in with a desire, but end up reborn to themselves through the magical realism of Fantasy Island.
Release Date: 2021-08-10
Department: Production
Job: Consulting Producer
Episode Count: 10
Vote Count: 70
The Tick
In a world where superheroes have been real for decades, an accountant with zero powers comes to realize his city is owned by a super villain. As he struggles to uncover this conspiracy, he falls in league with a strange blue superhero.
Release Date: 2016-08-19
Department: Crew
Job: Creator
Episode Count: 12
Vote Count: 280
Powers
Two homicide detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, are assigned to investigate cases involving people with superhuman abilities, referred to as “Powers.” Set amidst today’s paparazzi culture, Powers asks the questions, what if the world was full of superheroes who aren't actually heroic at all? What if all that power was just one more excuse for mischief, mayhem, murder, and endorsement deals?
Release Date: 2015-03-10
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 173
Gotham
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Release Date: 2014-09-22
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 3446
Revolution
One day, electricity just stopped working and the world was suddenly thrust back into the dark ages. Now, 15 years later, a young woman's life is dramatically changed when a local militia arrives and kills her father, who mysteriously—and unbeknownst to her—had something to do with the blackout. An unlikely group sets out off on a daring journey to find answers about the past in the hopes of reclaiming the future.
Release Date: 2012-09-17
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 4
Vote Count: 550
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the Separatists.
Release Date: 2008-10-03
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 2068
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Aspiring super-villain Dr. Horrible wants to join the Evil League of Evil and win the girl of his dreams, but his nemesis, Captain Hammer, stops him at every turn.
Release Date: 2008-07-15
Department: Crew
Job: Thanks
Episode Count: 3
Vote Count: 521
Supernatural
When they were boys, Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious and demonic supernatural force. Subsequently, their father raised them to be soldiers. He taught them about the paranormal evil that lives in the dark corners and on the back roads of America ... and he taught them how to kill it. Now, the Winchester brothers crisscross the country in their '67 Chevy Impala, battling every kind of supernatural threat they encounter along the way.
Release Date: 2005-09-13
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 7728
Point Pleasant
A series of supernatural events begins in a small coastal New Jersey town after the arrival of a mysterious teenage girl, who apparently has the ability to influence the people and events around her.
Release Date: 2005-01-19
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 38
The Venture Bros.
Hank and Dean Venture, with their father Doctor Venture and faithful bodyguard Brock Samson, go on wild adventures facing megalomaniacs, zombies, and suspicious ninjas, all for the glory of adventure. Or something like that.
Release Date: 2004-08-07
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 199
Firefly
In the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, follow the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship.
Release Date: 2002-09-20
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 2
Vote Count: 2121
The Tick
Based on Ben Edlund's cult comic, a mysterious blue avenger teams up with an odd group of superheroes to fight crime.
Release Date: 2001-11-08
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 9
Vote Count: 90
Titan A.E.
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.
Release Date: 2000-06-16
Department: Writing
Job: Screenplay
Vote Count: 1090
Angel
The vampire Angel, cursed with a soul, moves to Los Angeles and aids people with supernatural-related problems while questing for his own redemption. A spin-off from Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Release Date: 1999-10-05
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Episode Count: 1
Vote Count: 921
Crawley
A boy is afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder in a serious way. Dark and hauntingly funny, Crawley was co-directed by Lisa Hammer and Ben Edlund (The Tick).
Release Date: 1999-08-18
Department: Directing
Job: Director
The Tick
Attention Evil-doers! The Tick is here, and he’s wearing the blue tights of justice! Together with his trusty moth-costumed sidekick Arthur, The Tick keeps the streets of The City safe from a rogue’s gallery of hilariously malevolent villains. So grab a snack, put your feet up and get ready to laugh and cheer as everyone’s favorite brawny hero swats evil on the snout with the rolled-up newspaper of goodness!
Release Date: 1994-09-10
Department: Writing
Job: Writer
Episode Count: 24
Vote Count: 95