Mike McMahan
Mike McMahan | |
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 Mike McMahan at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
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Mike McMahan is an American comedy writer and television producer. He is the creator of the animated comedies Solar Opposites (with Justin Roiland) and Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Career
McMahan, a native of Chicago, first worked in production as an assistant at The Second City. From there, he was hired by Scott Rudin Productions as a production assistant, and worked on Drawn Together and South Park.[1][2]
McMahan served as a writer and producer on Rick and Morty. He was one of the first writers hired for the series, as he had met co-creator Justin Roiland while working at 20th Century Fox Animation. McMahan described himself as "kind of the sci-fi guy" of the staff, and was promoted to showrunner for the show's fourth season, though he left during production to work on other projects.[3][4] In 2018, he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program for his work as a supervising producer on the episode "Pickle Rick".[5]
On August 28, 2018, Hulu announced it had ordered an animated comedy Solar Opposites created by McMahan and Roiland. The series premiered on May 8, 2020.[6][7] In October 2018, McMahan was announced as the creator of Star Trek: Lower Decks for CBS All Access.[8]
References
- ^ ""Rick and Morty" Writer Mike McMahan Visits New York Film Academy Los Angeles". NYFA Blog. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Staff Interview with Mike McMahan". South Park Studios. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Cobb, Kayla. "Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan Explain How 'Solar Opposites' Isn't Like 'Rick and Morty'". Decider. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
- ^ Kleinman, Jake. "Rick and Morty's secret weapon is building a "weird" sci-fi empire". Inverse. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "Mike McMahan - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 28, 2018). "Alien Animated Comedy From 'Rick and Morty' Duo & 20th TV Gets Hulu Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 17, 2020). "Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'The Great', 'Ramy' And 'Solar Opposites' – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (October 25, 2018). "'Star Trek' Animated Comedy a Go With 2-Season Order at CBS All Access". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
External links
- Mike McMahan at IMDb