Morgan Evans (screenwriter)

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| years_active = 2008–present

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Morgan Evans is an American writer, director, and producer, known for writing the Warner Bros. Animation film Merry Little Batman{{cite web |date=April 26, 2023 |title=Amazon Acquires 'Merry Little Batman' Animated Film, Spinoff Series 'Bat-Family' From Warner Bros. Animation |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/amazon-merry-little-batman-animated-film-warner-bros-animation-1235595571/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=Variety}} and the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans Go!.{{cite web |last1=Zahed |first1=Ramin |title=Holy Animated Content! Amazon Nabs Two New 'Batman' Shows and a Movie |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2023/04/holy-animated-content-amazon-nabs-two-new-batman-shows-and-a-movie/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=Animation Magazine}}

Career

Evans began his career directing videos at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, including early web episodes of Broad City and It Gets Betterish.{{cite news |last1=Grimes |first1=William |date=November 16, 2014 |title=And Now, a Movie Hours in the Making! |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/movies/movie-cram-ii-at-the-upright-citizens-brigade-theater.html |access-date=5 October 2023 |work=The New York Times}} In 2012, while working at The Onion, he created The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing,{{cite web |last1=Votta |first1=Rae |date=July 2015 |title=MTV's new web series debuts in one swift bundle of binge-worthy episodes |url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/mogan-evans-untitled-web-series-mtv/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=The Daily Dot}} which was critically acclaimed and named one of the best web series of 2012 by IndieWire.{{cite web |last1=Jean Christian |first1=Aymar |date=January 4, 2013 |title=Don't Know Which Web Series to Watch? Here are the Best of 2012. |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/dont-know-which-web-series-to-watch-here-are-the-best-of-2012-42197/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=Indiewire}} The series was later nominated for a Writers Guild Award.{{cite web |title=Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees: 2022-2013 |url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners/2022-2013}}

In 2013, Evans worked as a staff writer for the reboot of Best Week Ever{{cite web |last1=Jean Christian |first1=Aymar |date=January 4, 2013 |title=Don't Know Which Web Series to Watch? Here are the Best of 2012. |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/dont-know-which-web-series-to-watch-here-are-the-best-of-2012-42197/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=Indiewire}}{{cite web |title=Kanye West, The WWE Or Mob Wives: Who's Having The Best Week Ever? |url=https://www.vh1.com/news/bhw4hc/kanye-wwe-mob-wives-best-week-ever |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=VH1 Official Site}} and later that year, he joined MTV to write, host, and produce the Teen Wolf After After Show.{{cite web |date=July 2015 |title=MTV's Digital Studio Premieres Web Series From Creator Morgan Evans |url=https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/07/01/mtv-other-untitled-web-series-morgan-evans/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=TubeFilter}}{{cite web |title=If JR Bourne Had To Be Stranded On A Deserted Island With One 'Teen Wolf' Co-Star, He'd Choose... |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/gi8307/if-jr-bourne-had-to-be-stranded-on-a-deserted-island-with-one-teen-wolf-co-star-hed-choose |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011105206/https://www.mtv.com/news/gi8307/if-jr-bourne-had-to-be-stranded-on-a-deserted-island-with-one-teen-wolf-co-star-hed-choose |archive-date=October 11, 2023 |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=MTV}} In July 2014, MTV announced they had picked up a second, eight-episode, season of The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing. For his performance, Evans received a Cynopsis Digital Media award.{{cite web |date=September 7, 2023 |title=Cynopsis Digital Model D Awards |url=https://www.cynopsis.com/event/2015-cynopsis-model-d-awards-results/ |access-date=5 October 2023}}

In 2022, Evans began writing for the Cartoon Network series Teen Titans Go!{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Molly |date=April 27, 2023 |title=Amazon officially confirms Batman: Caped Crusader – and two new Bat-Projects |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/amazon-officially-confirms-batman-caped-160639266.html |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=Yahoo}} and wrote Merry Little Batman for Warner Bros. Animation. The film premiered on December 8, 2023 on Amazon Prime Video. Evans focused on exploring the relationship between Bruce Wayne and his son, Damian, in the film.{{cite web |last1=Aguilar |first1=Carlos |date=December 8, 2023 |title=In 'Merry Little Batman,' the Dark Knight takes on a new challenge: parenthood |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-08/merry-little-batman-prime-video |access-date=8 January 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times}} It received a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes ahead of its release.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Merry Little Batman |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/merry_little_batman |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}

In August 2023, Evans' feature film Driftwood was canceled following the Warner Brothers Discovery merger, three months after being greenlit.{{cite news |title=HBO Max Cancels Animated Family Film 'Driftwood' From Cartoon Network Studios |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/hbo-max-cancel-driftwood-cartoon-network-1235347613/ |access-date=5 October 2023 |website=Variety}}{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Drew |date=August 23, 2022 |title=HBO Max Cancels More Animation, Including 'Batman: The Caped Crusader' and 2 'Looney Tunes' Projects |url=https://www.thewrap.com/hbo-max-no-longer-streaming-batman-series-looney-tunes-movies/ |access-date=9 October 2023 |website=The Wrap}}

In September 2024 it was announced that Evans had written and directed the upcoming comedy film Micro Budget starring Bobby Moynihan and Chris Parnell.{{cite news |title=Bobby Moynihan, Chris Parnell Shoot Indie Movie in Trailer for Mockumentary ‘Micro Budget’ (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/micro-budget-trailer-mockumentary-1235998984/ |access-date=11 October 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Studio
2023 \| Merry Little Batman \| Writer \| Amazon Originals

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Studio

2023

| Merry Little Batman

| Writer

| Amazon Originals

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Network
2011 \|The Onion News Network \|Segment Producer \|IFC
2012 \|The Untitled Webseries That Morgan Evans Is Doing \|Writer/Director \|MTV
2014–2017 \|Teen Wolf After Show \|Writer/Host \|MTV
rowspan="3" \|2016 \|Scream After Dark \|Writer \|MTV
Syfy Presents Live From Comic Con \|Head Writer \|SyFy
Legendary Dudas \|Director \|Nickelodeon
2017 \|Truth & Iliza \|Segment Producer \|Freeform
rowspan="2" \|2018 \|The Fix \|Field Director \|Netflix
Liza on Demand \|Writer \|YouTube Premium
2020 \|Celebrity Show-Off \|Producer \|TBS
2020–2021 \|Earth to Ned \|Field Producer \|Disney+
2021–2022 \|Fast Foodies \|Senior Producer \|TruTv
2022 \| Snack vs. Chef \| Senior Producer \| Netflix
2022–2023 \| Teen Titans Go! \| Writer \| Cartoon Network

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Network

2011

|The Onion News Network

|Segment Producer

|IFC

2012

|The Untitled Webseries That Morgan Evans Is Doing

|Writer/Director