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John Hyams

{{Short description|American screenwriter and film director}}

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John Hyams is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, best known for his involvement in the Universal Soldier series, for which he has directed two installments. Hyams is the son of director Peter Hyams.

Career

Hyams graduated from Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts, becoming a noted painter and sculptor exhibiting and selling work in New York and Los Angeles.{{cite web|title=John Hyams|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0404882/bio|publisher=imdb|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} He became known in Hollywood in 1997 after writing, producing, and directing the critically acclaimed One Dog Day. The film debuted at the Taos Talking Picture Film Festival. After that, Hyams directed several documentaries, most notably The Smashing Machine, which follows the life of fighter Mark Kerr. Hyams also directed several episodes of ABC Television's NYPD Blue.

In 2009, Hyams took over the Universal Soldier franchise, directing the film Regeneration, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. It was shot mostly in Bulgaria on a budget of $9 million.{{cite web|last=Daniels|first=Hunter|title=Director John Hyams Talks UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING, Plus the Top 11 Things to Know About Hyams and His Film|date=December 7, 2012 |url=http://collider.com/john-hyams-universal-soldier-day-of-reckoning-interview/|publisher=collider.com|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} Then, in 2012, he wrote and produced a sequel called Day of Reckoning,{{cite web|last=Antosca|first=Nick|title=Masterpiece Theatre: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning|url=http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/tag/john-hyams/|publisher=Paris Review|accessdate=March 24, 2013}} which also featured Van Damme and Lundgren. It was shot in 3D with a budget of $8 million.

Over the course of 2014 and 2015, Hyams directed several episodes of the horror series Z Nation, including the pilot. Hyams has also directed for numerous other TV series, including Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, and Chucky, and acted as showrunner for the Z Nation spin-off Black Summer. In 2018 he returned to feature work with the independent comedy-drama All Square, starring Michael Kelly. In 2020 he directed the thriller Alone, and in 2022 the Kevin Williamson-scripted, Blumhouse-produced horror film Sick.

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year

!colspan="3" scope="col"|Credited as

!rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

Director

!Producer

!Writer

scope=row|One Dog Day

|1997

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|

scope=row|The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr

|2002

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Co-}}

|{{no}}

|Documentary film, also editor

scope=row|Fight Day

|2003

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Featurette, also editor

scope=row|Rank

|2006

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Documentary film, also editor

scope=row|Cowtown: Bull Riding Sessions

|2006

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Featurette

scope=row|Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

|2009

|{{no}}

|{{yes|Associate}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|Universal Soldier: Regeneration

|2009

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Also editor

scope=row|The Razzle Dazzle

|2009

|{{yes}}

|{{yes|Co-}}

|{{no}}

|Short film

scope=row|The Ignorant Bliss of Sun and Moon

|2010

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Short film, also editor, cinematographer and sound editor

scope=row|Dragon Eyes

|2012

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning

|2012

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|Also editor

scope=row|Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4

|2013

|{{no}}

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|Featurette

scope=row|Skin Trade

|2014

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Uncredited script revisions

scope=row|All Square

|2018

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|Alone

|2020

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Also editor

scope=row|Sick

|2022

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

= Television =

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

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!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Title

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Year

!colspan="5" scope="col"|Credited as

!rowspan="2" scope="col"|Network

!rowspan="2" scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes

Creator

!Director

!Producer

!Writer

!Executive
producer

scope=row|NYPD Blue

|2003–2005

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (4)

|{{yes}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|rowspan="2"|ABC

|Producer {{small|(season 12)}}

scope=row|Blind Justice

|2005

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|Z Nation

|2014–2017

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (9)

|{{yes|Co-}}

|{{yes}} (5)

|{{yes|Co-}}

|Syfy

|Co-producer {{small|(season 1; 8 episodes)}}
Co-executive producer {{small|(season 2; 13 episodes)}}

scope=row|The Originals

|2016–2017

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (3)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|The CW

|

scope=row|12 Deadly Days

|2016

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|YouTube Red

|Anthology series

scope=row|Chicago P.D.

|2017–2019

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (4)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|rowspan="2"|NBC

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scope=row|Chicago Fire

|2017

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|

scope=row|Legacies

|2019

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|The CW

|

scope=row|Black Summer

|2019–2021

|{{yes}}

|{{yes}} (9)

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (5)

|{{yes}}

|Netflix

|Also showrunner

scope=row|Roswell, New Mexico

|2022

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|The CW

|

scope=row|Chucky

|2022–2023

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (3)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Syfy
USA Network

|

scope=row|Teacup

|2024

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (2)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Peacock

|

scope=row|The Rookie

|2025

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|ABC

|

scope=row|The Recruit

|2025

|{{no}}

|{{yes}} (1)

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|{{no}}

|Netflix

|

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb name|id=0404882}}

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Category:Living people

Category:Film directors from New York (state)

Category:Film producers from New York (state)

Category:American male screenwriters

Category:American people of Russian-Jewish descent

Category:American television directors

Category:Jewish American screenwriters

Category:Syracuse University alumni

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Category:Screenwriters from New York (state)

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