Craig Mazin

Craig Mazin (born 1971) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known for creating, writing, and producing the HBO historical disaster drama miniseries Chernobyl (2019) and co-creating, co-writing, and executive producing the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), the latter alongside Neil Druckmann. He has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Limited Series. Prior to gaining attention and acclaim for his dramatic work, Mazin was primarily known for his work on comedy films such as Scary Movie 3 (2003), Scary Movie 4 (2006), Superhero Movie (2008), The Hangover Part II (2011), The Hangover Part III, and Identity Thief (both 2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Craig Mazin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Mythic Quest

Meet the team behind the biggest multiplayer video game of all time. But in a workplace focused on building worlds, molding heroes, and creating legends, the most hard-fought battles don’t occur in the game—they happen in the office.

Release Date2020-02-07

DepartmentProduction

JobConsulting Producer

Charactersd Sol Green

Episode Count10

Vote Count417

Scary Movie 4

Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to find out who killed him and why. Also, Alien "Tr-iPods" are invading the world and she has to uncover the secret in order to stop them.

Release Date2006-04-12

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Charactersd Saw Villain (voice)

Vote Count3441

Superhero Movie

Rick Riker is a nerdy teen imbued with superpowers by a radioactive dragonfly. And because every hero needs a nemesis, enter Lou Landers, aka the villainously goofy Hourglass.

Release Date2008-03-28

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Charactersd "Okay, I come back"

Vote Count1945

The Pursuit Of Victory

Frank, highly successful coach in the mid 80's, but his forced retirement due to match-fixing, forced him to stay away from the world of soccer. In other side, Matt, a good kid, good grades, got into a problem with some rude, older boys. Matt and his friends are forced to get into a game they don't want to loose. Matt see's in Frank his only hope. Will they have what it takes?

Charactersd Norm

Heckler

HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.

Release Date2007-11-04

Charactersd Self

Vote Count56

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, celebrities play to win a million dollars for a charity of their choosing. Contestants have 15 questions to win a million dollars in this classic game show.

Release Date2020-04-08

Charactersd Self - Phone a Friend

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

Making of The Last of Us

Featuring extensive interviews with the cast and crew, this all-access documentary gives a rare glimpse into the daunting behind-the-scenes efforts that went into the production of the HBO Original smash hit series The Last of Us.

Release Date2023-03-12

Charactersd Self

Vote Count24

Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II

Learn directly from the team at Naughty Dog about what it took to bring the acclaimed sequel The Last of Us Part II to life, with a new behind-the-scenes look at development.

Release Date2024-02-02

Charactersd Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Vote Count10

Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective

A documentary that explores the making of The Hangover Trilogy. It includes Zach's unlikely audition as "Alan," the truth behind Ed Helms missing tooth, the casting of a drug-dealing monkey and the wildly improbable rendezvous with a former president.

Release Date2013-12-03

Charactersd Self

Wicked: For Good

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Release Date2025-11-19

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count482

The Last of Us

Twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the United States and depend on each other for survival.

Release Date2023-01-15

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count16

Vote Count6645

Wicked

In the land of Oz, ostracized and misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba is forced to share a room with the popular aristocrat Glinda at Shiz University, and the two's unlikely friendship is tested as they begin to fulfill their respective destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

Release Date2024-11-20

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count2718

Chernobyl

The true story of one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history: the catastrophic nuclear accident at Chernobyl. A tale of the brave men and women who sacrificed to save Europe from unimaginable disaster.

Release Date2019-05-06

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count5

Vote Count7356

Dune: Part Two

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

Release Date2024-02-27

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Vote Count7304

The Huntsman: Winter's War

As two evil sisters prepare to conquer the land, two renegades—Eric the Huntsman, who aided Snow White in defeating Ravenna in Snowwhite and the Huntsman, and his forbidden lover, Sara—set out to stop them.

Release Date2016-04-06

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count4950

The Hangover Part II

The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. After the disaster of a bachelor party in Las Vegas last year, Stu is playing it safe with a mellow pre-wedding brunch. However, nothing goes as planned and Bangkok is the perfect setting for another adventure with the rowdy group.

Release Date2011-05-25

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count10987

A boxing-promoter father tries and fails to become the next Don King, and takes his daughter along for the hurly burly ride of tax evasion, cocaine, race cars, lost dreams and heartbreak.

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

The House Party Massacre

Amid an economic crisis, an eccentric high school graduate throws a house party that gradually devolves into a sacrificial nightmare, forcing guests to fight for their lives.

Release Date2026-12-31

DepartmentCrew

JobThanks