John Mankiewicz (Writer)
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Works
House
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.
Release Date2004-11-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count5
Vote Count6992
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
Release Date2008-09-23
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count3946
Bosch
Based on Michael Connelly's best-selling novels, these are the stories of relentless LAPD homicide Detective Harry Bosch who pursues justice at all costs. But behind his tireless momentum is a man who is haunted by his past and struggles to remain loyal to his personal code: “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”
Release Date2015-01-14
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count3
Vote Count629
House of Cards
Set in present day Washington, D.C., House of Cards is the story of Frank Underwood, a ruthless and cunning politician, and his wife Claire who will stop at nothing to conquer everything. This wicked political drama penetrates the shadowy world of greed, sex and corruption in modern D.C.
Release Date2013-02-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count2904
Miami Vice
The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
Release Date1984-09-16
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count458
Tales from the Crypt
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
Release Date1989-06-10
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Episode Count1
Vote Count918
In Plain Sight
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Release Date2008-06-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count93
The Glades
This crime series follows Jim, a Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with his wife. After receiving his payout, Jim decides to moves to a small Florida town to join the state police.
Release Date2010-07-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count122
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Release Date1981-01-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count110
Men in Trees
Relationship coach Marin Frist knows what to look for, what to avoid and what will make her happy. As the many fans of her two bestselling books could tell you, we're all in charge of our own happiness. But like many people full of advice, she fails to apply it to herself. On her way to a speaking engagement in Alaska, she learns that her fiancé has cheated on her. Slapped in the face with personal failure, a snowstorm then leaves her stuck in a small town full of the one thing she really doesn't need—available men.
Release Date2006-09-12
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count36
The Division
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.
Release Date2001-01-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count6
Vote Count13
New Amsterdam
John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective unlike any other. He is brilliant, mysterious, reckless, and immortal. In 1642 he saved a Native Indian girl during a massacre of her indigenous tribe. In return, the girl cast an ancient spell that conferred immortality upon him. Amsterdam will not age, she told him, until he finds his one true love.
Release Date2008-03-04
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count8
Vote Count76
The Marshal
The Marshal is an American action-drama television series that aired on ABC for two brief seasons in 1995. The show starred Jeff Fahey as the title character, a United States Marshal charged with pursuing fugitives across the nation. In 1995, the episode "Hitwoman" was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series.
Release Date1995-01-31
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Vote Count3
Karen Sisco
As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor.
Release Date2003-10-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count11
Modern Men
Three single men and lifelong friends hire a life coach to help them with their love lives.
Release Date2006-03-17
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count1
Vote Count2
Level 9
Level 9 is an American television program broadcast on UPN, first aired in 2000. The plot revolved around a secret agency within the government, staffed by government agents, tech-savvy geeks, and former criminal hackers, which is tasked with solving or preventing cyber crimes. Thirteen episodes were produced, ten of which were aired on UPN, before the program was canceled in January 2001 due to low ratings. In August 2006, the Sci-Fi Channel acquired rerun rights to the series which was added to their schedule in June 2007. Sci-Fi aired the episodes never shown by UPN in February 2008.
Release Date2000-10-27
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count2
Interrogation
Based on a true story that spanned more than 30 years in which a young man was charged and convicted of brutally murdering his mother. Each episode is structured around an interrogation taken directly from the real police case files, with the goal of turning the viewer into a detective.
Release Date2020-02-05
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Episode Count10
Vote Count44
Vengeance: A Love Story
When a new friend is brutally assaulted, Detective John Droomor is put by chance in charge of the investigation. Although the evidence against the perpetrators seems overwhelming, there is nothing definitive in the case that guarantees justice is served, even more so if some people are willing to twist and betray it.
Release Date2017-03-16
DepartmentWriting
JobScreenplay
Vote Count323
Where's Marlowe?
After making a disastrous 3-hour documentary on New York City's water supply, two young filmmakers focus on the goings-on of life in the LA offices of Boone and Murphy, private investigators. Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks, however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients, Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business, the filmmakers must resort to a more hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
Release Date1998-10-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count9
Miami Vice: The Prodigal Son
Crockett and Tubbs head to New York to track down a Colombian drug family that is killing Federal agents, but find that they have enemies on both sides of the law.
Release Date1985-09-27
DepartmentWriting
JobStory Editor
Vote Count1
The Return of Desperado
Duell McCall is in New Mexico running afoul of local land baron. McCall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being victimized by the diabolical Foxworth.
Release Date1988-02-15
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count2