Josh Appelbaum | |
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| Born | United States |
| Education | B.A. The University of Southern California |
| Occupations | Screenwriter, television writer, television producer, film producer, showrunner |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Josh Appelbaum is an American television writer, screenwriter, showrunner and producer.1
Biography
Appelbaum is from a Jewish family.2 He attended the Riverdale Country School in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, New York, with longtime writing and producing partner André Nemec.3 He then went on to attend the University of Southern California.
Appelbaum has written for shows such as Life on Mars,1 October Road,1 Happy Town1 and Citadel. He has also written or produced such films as Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol,1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Project Almanac, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Wonder Park and Without Remorse.
He frequently collaborates with a tightly knit group of film professionals which include J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Adam Horowitz, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Edward Kitsis, Andre Nemec, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg and Bryan Burk.2
In March 2025, it was announced Applebaum and Rosenberg will produce an eight episode live action Scooby-Doo series for Netflix.45
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol | Yes | Co-producer |
| 2014 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Yes | No |
| 2015 | Project Almanac | No | Executive |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | Yes | Executive |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | Yes | Yes |
| 2021 | Without Remorse | No | Executive |
| 2025 | Heads of State | Yes | No |
Television
| Year | Title | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Martial Law | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 1999 | Profiler | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| 1999–2000 | Early Edition | Yes | No | 2 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Going to California | Yes | No | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Chronicle | Yes | No | 1 episode |
| She Spies | Yes | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes | |
| 2002–2003 | Fastlane | Yes | Yes | Wrote 4 episodes |
| 2003–2005 | Alias | Yes | Supervising | Wrote 7 episodes; Also co-executive producer |
| 2007–2008 | October Road | Yes | Executive | Wrote 7 episodes; Also creator |
| 2008 | Samurai Girl | No | Executive | Miniseries |
| 2008–2009 | Life on Mars | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
| 2010 | Happy Town | Yes | Executive | Wrote 2 episodes; Also creator |
| 2014 | Star-Crossed | No | Executive | |
| 2015–2016 | Zoo | Yes | Executive | Wrote 1 episode; Also developer |
| 2017–2019 | Knightfall | No | Executive | |
| 2018 | Everything Sucks! | No | Executive | |
| Origin | No | Executive | ||
| 2019 | Limetown | No | Executive | |
| 2020 | High Fidelity | No | Executive | |
| 2021 | Cowboy Bebop | No | Executive | |
| 2022–present | From | No | Executive | |
| 2023 | Citadel | Yes | Executive | |
| 2027 | Scooby-Doo: Origins | Yes | Executive | Showrunner |
References
References
- "Josh Appelbaum". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
- Variety Magazine: "Abrams keeps it all in the fan family - J.J. and his collaborators conquer Hollywood" By Cynthia Littleton October 16, 2009 |"We’re all self-deprecating short Jews, with the exception of Bob Orci”
- Variety Magazine: "Appelbaum & Nemec : Friendship leads to big-budget ‘Mission' - 10 Screenwriters to Watch 2011: Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec" By Todd Longwell December 2, 2011
- McIlvaine, Brookie. "Netflix Announces First-Ever Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series". netflix.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- Otterson, Joe. "'Scooby-Doo' Live-Action Show Ordered to Series at Netflix With Eight Episodes". variety.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.