Michael Russell Gunn (Writing)
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Works
Combat Control
Based on the true story of Air Force Combat Control Technician (CCT) Chapman, who died in battle on March 4, 2002 during the War in Afghanistan. Following his death, no one imagined it would take over a decade for the truth of what really happened on that snowy mountainside to emerge.
Department:Writing
Job:Screenplay
Reykjavik
At the most dangerous point of the Cold War, political enemies Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland over one long, tense weekend to decide if there will be peace or war. They sit across from each other, choosing to unclench their fists and instead extend their hands — a triumph of overcoming fear, differences, egos, and consequences.
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Thai Cave Rescue
A Thai youth soccer team and their assistant coach are trapped within Tham Luang Cave, prompting a global rescue effort.
Release Date:2022-09-22
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:6
Vote Count:34
Designated Survivor
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Release Date:2016-09-21
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:4
Vote Count:972
Billions
A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
Release Date:2016-01-17
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:922
The Whispers
We love to play games with our children. But what happens when someone else starts to play with them too? Someone we don't know. Can't see. Can't hear. In The Whispers, someone or something -- is manipulating the ones we love most to accomplish the unthinkable. An unseen alien force has figured this human weakness out. They have invaded earth and are using our most unlikely resource to achieve world domination – our children.
Release Date:2015-06-01
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:2
Vote Count:170
Black Sails
The pirate adventures of Captain Flint and his men twenty years prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic “Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality.
Release Date:2014-01-25
Department:Writing
Job:Writer
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:1313
The Newsroom
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
Release Date:2012-06-24
Department:Writing
Job:Story
Episode Count:1
Vote Count:619