John McNamara (Writing)

Little is known about John McNamara, a figure with a modest footprint in Writing. Stay tuned for updates as more details become available.

Works

The Magicians
7.6

The Magicians

Brakebills University is a secret institution specializing in magic. There, amidst an unorthodox education of spellcasting, a group of twenty-something friends soon discover that a magical fantasy world they read about as children is all too real— and poses grave danger to humanity.

Release Date: 2015-12-16

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 1595

7.2

Trumbo

The career of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is halted by a witch hunt in the late 1940s when he defies the anti-communist HUAC committee and is blacklisted.

Release Date: 2015-10-27

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 1585

Aquarius
6.5

Aquarius

In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.

Release Date: 2015-05-28

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 166

Common Law
6.8

Common Law

Travis Marks and Wes Mitchell were LAPD's dream team on the homicide squad, but constant bickering got in the way of their work and the two ended up on probation. To revive their flagging professional relationship, their Captain sends them to couples therapy to help understand and resolve their conflicts.

Release Date: 2012-05-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 36

Prime Suspect
6.5

Prime Suspect

Detective Jane Timoney finds that being a homicide detective in New York City is tough enough and having to contend with a male-dominated police department to get respect makes it that much tougher. She's an outsider who has just transferred to a new precinct dominated by an impenetrable clique of a boys' club. Timoney has her own vices too – with a questionable past – and she tends to be forceful, rude and reckless. But she's also a brilliant cop who keeps her eye on one thing: the prime suspect.

Release Date: 2011-09-22

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 38

The Philanthropist
6.6

The Philanthropist

The title character, Teddy Rist (portrayed by James Purefoy), is a billionaire playboy haunted by the death of his only child. His life changes when he rescues a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria. As a result, Rist begins using his fortune to personally change the lives of others.[4] The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.[5] The Philanthropist is an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks. The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.

Release Date: 2009-06-24

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 8

Them
6.0

Them

The activities of a sleeper cell from another world operating in modern-day Los Angeles. The agents arrive emotionless, follow orders without question, and none of them knows the true nature of their mission on Earth. What a few of them do know, however, is that something unexpected has happened: Our emotions affect them like a dangerous, uncontrollable virus. Once indulged, any feelings they have toward us can suddenly shatter their carefully codified order.

Release Date: 2007-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Orpheus

A guy falls for a girl who draws him into a modern-day cult.

Release Date: 2006-01-01

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Eyes
7.1

Eyes

Eyes is an ABC television series starring Tim Daly as Harlan Judd. Eyes follows the firm of Judd Risk Management which uses marginally legal means to investigate individuals and crimes where law enforcement would fall short. With the help of high-tech gadgets, Harlan Judd and his employees recover money for victims as well as investigate individuals for clients but still manage to keep plenty of secrets from one another. In May 2005, having rescheduled the sixth episode twice, ABC announced that they would not be airing the remaining episodes until June at the earliest. They later announced that it would not be picked up for a second season and that the remaining episodes would remain unaired. New Zealand television station TV2 picked up this show and aired the complete series, all twelve episodes, in the second half of 2005. These episodes appeared online via BitTorrent soon after. The show was also partially aired on Singapore television station Mediacorp Channel 5, with the pilot episode and episodes #106 to #112 being skipped. Episode #111 was an exception, and was aired as the fifth episode. The show was also aired in full on France cable television station Canal Jimmy in 2006. In the beginning of 2008 the show was aired in full on Polish television station TVN 7. The series was shown on the Nine Network in Australia in 2007.

Release Date: 2005-03-30

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 5

Fastlane
6.6

Fastlane

Fastlane is an American action/crime drama series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003.

Release Date: 2002-09-18

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 28

The Fugitive
6.0

The Fugitive

The Fugitive is a remake of the 1963 TV series of the same name that aired for one season on CBS between October 6, 2000 and May 25, 2001. It stars Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble, Mykelti Williamson as lieutenant Philip Gerard, and Stephen Lang as Ben Charnquist.

Release Date: 2000-10-06

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 22

Vote Count: 10

Vengeance Unlimited
8.1

Vengeance Unlimited

Vengeance Unlimited was an American crime drama series broadcast during 1998-1999 on ABC which lasted for just one season of sixteen episodes. The show starred Michael Madsen and Kathleen York. The show originally aired Thursdays at 8:00 pm up against NBC's Top 5 hits Friends and Jesse.

Release Date: 1998-09-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 10

Spy Game
7.0

Spy Game

Spy Game is a short-lived American action-adventure television series that aired on the ABC network for 13 episodes during the spring and summer of 1997. The series was created by screenwriter and physician Ivan Raimi, director Sam Raimi, and writer John McNamara.

Release Date: 1997-03-03

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Profit
8.0

Profit

Jim Profit is a newly promoted junior-executive at a multinational conglomerate, who uses ruthless methods to climb the corporate ladder. He is not above using blackmail, bribery, extortion, or worse to take down one rival after another.

Release Date: 1996-04-08

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character: Self

Episode Count: [ 1 ]

Vote Count: 21

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
7.0

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty years earlier, Lois & Clark focused more on the Man of Steel's early adult years in Metropolis. With the unknowing help of Lois Lane, Clark Kent created Superman there in Metropolis after finding work at the world-famous Daily Planet newspaper, where he meets fellow reporter Lois Lane.

Release Date: 1993-09-12

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 451

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
7.1

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

A tough-as-rawhide cowpoke, debonair ladies' man and Harvard-educated smarty-britches roams from Frisco to Jalisco in pursuit of outlaws who killed his father...and in search of a mysterious orb possessing out-of-this world powers. Hot lead and cool anachronisms await Brisco as he and his sidekicks - including Comet, the intellectual equine who doesn't know he's a horse - fight for justice in the way, way, way-out West.

Release Date: 1993-08-27

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 83

5.6

Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon

Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on among the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort

Release Date: 1989-11-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 24

Save the Dog!

Becky wants to become an actress. After an audition for a dog food ad she has best chances to get the part - but the day after her dog Petey becomes very ill. She has to come up with $700 until 5 pm for the operation - else Petey will be put to death! Lacking only $70, she takes a job as messenger. She needs only one delivery, but her car breaks down and bad luck delays her again, and again, and again...

Release Date: 1988-03-19

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

NCIS: Tony & Ziva

NCIS: Tony & Ziva

When his security company is attacked, Tony and Ziva must go on the run across Europe, try to figure out who is after them and maybe even learn to trust each other again so that they can finally have their unconventional happily ever after.

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1

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