John Rogers (writer)

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John Rogers
Born
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationWriter
Years active1996–present
Notable work
Websitekfmonkey.blogspot.com

John Rogers is an American screenwriter. He is known as the creator of the television series Jackie Chan Adventures (2000–2005), Leverage (2008–2012; 2021-present as Leverage: Redemption on Freevee), The Librarians (2014–2018), and The Player (2015).

Rogers co-wrote the films American Outlaws (2001), The Core (2003), Catwoman (2004), and Marry Me (2022), and co-wrote the story for the film Transformers (2007).

Early life and education

Rogers was born in

Montreal, Quebec
. While at McGill, he wrote for the school's comedy magazine The Red Herring.

Career

Rogers wrote the first draft of the script for the live-action movie

network television, it was leaked onto the internet and accrued an international fan base[citation needed]. He created and served as executive producer for the TNT television series Leverage
, which ran for five seasons from 2008 to 2012.

In addition to his work in television and film, Rogers has also written for the comic book industry. In March 2006, he launched an ongoing

Cthulhu Tales, Pirate Tales, Ninja Tales as well as What Were They Thinking?!, a series where contemporary writers wrote new humorous plots and dialogue over old stories. Rogers' last comics work to date is a fifteen-issue Dungeons & Dragons series for IDW Publishing.[2]

Rogers has also worked on

role-playing games, and is the author of Feywild chapter of the 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons, Manual of the Planes (2008).[3]

Filmography

Film

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive producer Creator Notes
1996–1999 Cosby Yes 7 episodes;
Also executive story editor, producer and co-producer
2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures Yes Developer Episode "The Dark Hand"
2002 Red Skies Yes Yes TV movie[4]
2005 Global Frequency Yes Yes Yes Unaired pilot
2006 Eureka Yes Episode "Before I Forget" (Teleplay)
2008–2012 Leverage Yes Yes Yes Yes Directed 4 episodes;
Wrote 16 episodes[5]
2014–2018 The Librarians Yes Yes Developer 7 episodes[6]
2015 The Player Yes Yes Yes Episode "Pilot"[7]
2020-2021 MacGyver Yes

References

  1. ^ Barton, Steve (2009-12-22). "John Rogers Transforms the forgotten Graphic Novel for the Big Screen". Dread Central. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  2. ^ Manning, Shaun (November 1, 2010). "John Rogers Plays 'Dungeons and Dragons'". Comic Book Resources.
  3. ^ "Manual of the Planes Spotlight Interview". Wizards.com. 2008-12-08. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
  4. ^ Oxman, Steven (2002-08-07). "Review: 'Red Skies'". Variety. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2011-08-12). "TNT Renews Drama 'Leverage' For Season 5". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2014-04-10). "TNT Greenlights 'The Librarian' Offshoot Series Starring Rebecca Romijn; Noah Wyle Closes Deal To EP, Recur As Flynn Carsen". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2015-05-09). "'The Player' & 'Game Of Silence' Picked Up, 'The Night Shift' Renewed At NBC". Deadline. Retrieved 2016-05-18.

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