Cord Jefferson

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Cord Jefferson

Born January 1, 1982 · Tucson, Arizona, USA (age 44)

Cord Jefferson (born January 1, 1982) is an American filmmaker, journalist, and essayist. He has worked on the TV series Watchmen (for which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing), Succession, The Good Place, and Master of None. For his feature directorial debut American Fiction (2023), Jefferson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, as well as an NAACP Image Award, a Writer…

Known For

American FictionAmerican Fiction · 2023
American Fiction
★ 7.22023
MovieComedyDrama
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
The DisruptorsThe Disruptors · 2024
The Disruptors
★ 6.32024
MovieComedy
Will, a ride-share driver, and Glenn, a shut-in hacker, are best friends who scheme to rip off Will's customers. When it all falls apart, they try to turn their luck around by scamming famed venture capitalist billionaire Bruce Marcus.
In the Still NightIn the Still Night · 2019
In the Still Night
2019
MovieDramaComedy
Heartbroken, Matthew, an American art curator, wanders daydreaming through a maze of artworks in his hotel in Tokyo. That is, until he has a surreal encounter.
SuccessionSuccession · 2018
Succession
★ 8.32018
SeriesDramaComedy
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
The Good PlaceThe Good Place · 2016
The Good Place
★ 8.02016
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyComedy
Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
IT: Welcome to DerryIT: Welcome to Derry · 2025
IT: Welcome to Derry
★ 8.22025
SeriesDramaMystery
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military operation seeks to exploit Derry for its own objectives.
WatchmenWatchmen · 2019
Watchmen
★ 7.62019
SeriesDramaCrime
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, “Watchmen” embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Master of NoneMaster of None · 2015
Master of None
★ 7.42015
SeriesComedyDrama
30-year-old New York actor Dev takes on such pillars of maturity as the first big job, a serious relationship, and busting sex offenders on the subway.

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