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Will Tracy

Will Tracy is an American film producer and writer. He is the former editor in chief of The Onion. He attended Vassar College where he received a degree in English. Tracy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (2025).

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Will Tracy
Tracy in 2025
OccupationsFilm producer, screenwriter

Will Tracy is an American film producer and writer.12 3 He is the former editor in chief of The Onion.4 He attended Vassar College where he received a degree in English.5 Tracy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on Yorgos Lanthimos' Bugonia (2025). 6

Filmography

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Ref.
2014–2017 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Yes No
2019–2023 Succession Yes Yes
2024 The Regime78 Yes Yes
2025 Mountainhead No Yes

Feature film

Year Title Writer Producer Ref.
2022 The Menu4 Yes Executive9
2025 Bugonia10 Yes No
Eddington No Executive
References

References

  1. Giroux, Jack (18 November 2022). "How The Onion Helped Screenwriters Seth Reiss And Will Tracy Craft 'The Menu' [Exclusive Interview]". SlashFilm.
  2. "Will Tracy on How Isolation Fueled His Writing for "Bugonia"". 16 October 2025.
  3. Dai, Serena (11 October 2012). "Will Tracy: What I Read". The Atlantic.
  4. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/02/29/regime-hbo-winslet-tracy-succession/
  5. "The Onion editors to visit UCLA campus". Daily Bruin.
  6. "2026 Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. "'Succession' Producer Creates New Power Struggle Story, 'The Regime'". www.mediapost.com.
  8. https://www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1235606510/will-tracy-creator-of-hbos-regime-on-the-dark-comedy-about-a-european-autocrat
  9. "The Menu [2022] - Full Cast and Crew". IMDBb. IMDb.com. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  10. Park, Soomee (4 October 2024). "'Bugonia': How Ari Aster, 'Succession' Writer Will Tracy and Yorgos Lanthimos Came Together to Remake a Korean Sci-Fi Classic".
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