Jason Kessler

Jason Kessler

Screenwriter and Director

Los Angeles, CA, USA

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November 2023
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About Jason

Jason's script made the 2018 Black List. He was a writers' assistant for Max Borenstein's Game of Thrones prequel for HBO and 2 seasons of Madam Secretary for CBS. He earned his 1st WGA credit on Adam Perlman's upcoming Apple series. He holds a screenwriting MFA from UT Austin where he wrote/directed the award-winning short film DEATH BY SCRIPT. He also graduated from Princeton and Columbia Law.

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  • The Trials of the Boston Massacre

    The Trials of the Boston Massacre Historical Shortly before the American Revolution, when British soldiers are put on trial for firing on a crowd in Boston, John Adams is the only man willing to represent them. He risks his reputation, his career, and his safety to defend the soldiers and protect the rule of law. 

  • The Lost Secrets of Zig Zag Island

    The Lost Secrets of Zig Zag Island Action Adventure It's Goonies meets Game of Thrones as competing factions fight for control over Zig Zag Island while racing to unlock its ancient secrets, in this medieval-era young adult action adventure series.

  • Burning Kingdom

    Burning Kingdom Historical Action An archives worker in first-century Jerusalem finds herself caught between an upper class trying to maintain social order and a shadowy group of freedom-fighting assassins.

  • Stepfam

    Stepfam Family Comedy Stepfam is a family-friendly sitcom that follows the everyday life of a "step" family (mom, kid, stepdad).

  • Pitigliano

    Pitigliano Thriller Drama A young Jewish woman vacationing in Italy struggles for survival when her tour group is taken hostage by antisemitic extremists in the cavernous ruins of Pitigliano's medieval Jewish quarter.

  • High Office

    High Office Comedy The U.S. President must distance himself from his daughter after she's caught smoking weed. But when he accidentally eats one of her pot brownies, they have to work together to get through the day without destroying his political career.

  • Escher

    Escher ESCHER is a part-fact/part-fiction exploration of the possibility that famed artist M.C. Escher collaborated with the Dutch Resistance to fight the Nazi occupation of Holland during WWII. The story shines a spotlight on Escher's unconventional artistic approach and his incomparable mind as he struggles between his desire to keep his family safe and his need to fight back when those around him are threatened. 

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