Rafe Judkins
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rafe Judkins
| image =
| birth_name = Rafe Lee Judkins
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|1|8|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
| occupation = Television writer, television producer, screenwriter
}}
Rafe Lee Judkins (born January 8, 1983) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is the showrunner for the Amazon Prime Video television series The Wheel of Time, has several writing credits for TV, and appeared as a contestant on the 11th season of Survivor, which took place in Guatemala.
Early life
Judkins was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, to a large Mormon family. He attended Brown University.{{cite news |last=Horiuchi |first=Vince |date= December 1, 2005 |title=Gay Mormon gets real on 'Survivor' |url=https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3267586&itype=NGPSID |work=Salt Lake Tribune |access-date=January 5, 2024}}
''Survivor''
Judkins participated in Survivor: Guatemala in the Fall of 2005.{{Cite web |title=Survivors Rafe! |url=https://www.out.com/entertainment/2005/12/20/survivors-rafe |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Rafe Judkins peed blindfolded onto a 'Survivor' helicopter |url=https://ew.com/tv/survivor-guatemala-rafe-judkins-quarantine-questionnaire/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=EW.com |language=en}}
Television career
After Survivor, Judkins moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in screenwriting. He was staffed on the short-lived Christian Slater drama, My Own Worst Enemy, and then was a writer on the third season of Chuck.{{cite web|url=http://www.chuckpodcast.com/rafe-judkins-qa/|title=Rafe Judkins Q&A – Chuck vs. the Podcast|website=www.chuckpodcast.com|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-date=2014-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203011710/http://www.chuckpodcast.com/rafe-judkins-qa/|url-status=dead}} After a stint on Hemlock Grove he began writing for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..{{cite web|url=http://shieldtv.net/meet-the-agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-writing-team/2295|title=Meet the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Writing Team|work=ShieldTV|access-date=10 January 2014}}
=''The Wheel of Time''=
On April 20, 2017, it was announced that Judkins would be showrunning the TV adaptation of The Wheel of Time.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wheel-of-time-tv-series-sony-1202390897/|title='Wheel of Time' TV Series Lands at Sony|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=20 April 2017}}
=''The Last Amazons''=
In May 2018, it was announced that Judkins was showrunning and writing The Last Amazons alongside director/executive producer Ava DuVernay, a television show about the real Amazon women in Ancient Greece.{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/michael-douglas-ava-duvernay-david-simon-peter-dinklage-atrium-tv-1202817294/|title=Michael Douglas, Ava DuVernay, David Simon Board New Shows for Atrium TV|last=Clarke|first=Stewart|date=2018-05-21|work=Variety|access-date=2018-06-15|language=en-US}}
= ''God of War'' =
Rafe Judkins, who was announced as showrunner and executive producer for Amazon's upcoming God of War TV series, departed the project in October 2024 due to creative differences.{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-10-17 |title=‘God Of War’: Sony And Amazon Starting Over On Series After Departure Of EPs Rafe Judkins, Hawk Ostby & Mark Fergus |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/god-of-war-sony-executive-producers-depart-new-writers-joining-1236118075/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2024-10-17 |title=‘God of War’ TV Series Shakeup: Showrunner, Exec Producers Exit as Amazon Eyes New Creative Direction |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/god-of-war-tv-series-showrunner-exec-producers-exit-amazon-1236181302/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Kat |date=2024-10-17 |title=God of War TV Series Hitting the Reset Button After Departure of Showrunner and Producers |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/god-of-war-tv-series-hitting-the-reset-button-after-departure-of-showrunner-and-producers |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=IGN |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Dwayne |date=2024-10-17 |title=Oh, Boy, the 'God of War' TV Series Might Be in Trouble |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/oh-boy-the-god-of-war-tv-series-might-be-in-trouble/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=VICE |language=en-US}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" style="width:33px;" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Title ! colspan="3" |Credited as ! rowspan="2" |Notes ! rowspan="2" |Ref. |
| Writer
!Producer !Other |
|---|
| 2005
| {{no|No}} | {{no|No}} | {{yes|Yes}} |Contestant, finished in 3rd place | |
| 2006
| {{no|No}} | {{no|No}} | {{yes|Yes}} |Writers' assistant | |
| 2006
|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | {{no|No}} | {{no|No}} | {{yes|Yes}} |Script coordinator | |
| 2008
|My Own Worst Enemy: Conspiracy Theory | {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} | {{no|No}} |Wrote: "Dementia" | |
| 2008
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} | {{yes|Yes}} |Staff writer, wrote 2 episodes | |
| 2010–12
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} | {{yes|Yes}} |Wrote 11 episodes |
| 2013
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} |Co-producer, wrote: "What Peter Can Live Without" |
| 2013–15
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} |Wrote 5 episodes |
| 2019
|Honor | {{yes|Yes}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{no|No}} |Short film | |
| 2021–present
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{yes|Executive}} | {{yes|Yes}} | Developer |
| 2022
| {{yes|Yes}} | {{no|No}} | {{no|No}} |Screenplay and story by |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=1988994|name=Rafe Judkins}}
- [http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/cast/20977/ Rafe Judkins biography] for Survivor: Guatemala at CBS.com
{{Survivor contestants}}
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