Steve Yockey
American playwright, producer and screenwriter
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Steve Yockey is an American playwright,[1] producer and screenwriter. He is known as the developer of the American comedy-drama television series The Flight Attendant, an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name by Chris Bohjalian.[2]
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Yockey in 2020 | |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia New York University Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupations | Playwright, producer, screenwriter |
Yockey attended the University of Georgia, and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, earning his MFA degree in dramatic writing.[3] In 2014, he wrote an episode for the MTV teen comedy drama television series Awkward. He later produced and wrote for The CW drama television series Supernatural. He left the series in 2019 to work on the adapted HBO Max television series The Flight Attendant.[4] At the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards, he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in the categories Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Writing.[5][6] In 2022, he signed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros. Television.[7]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Producer | Developer | |||
| 2007 | Sucker Punch | Yes | No | No | Short film |
| 2014 | Awkward | Yes | No | No | "#Drama" |
| 2015 | Self Promotion | No | Executive | No | TV movie |
| 2016 | Scream | Yes | No | No | Wrote 2 episodes, also story editor |
| 2016–2019 | Supernatural | Yes | Yes | No | Wrote 11 episodes Also co-producer and executive story editor |
| 2020–2022 | The Flight Attendant | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Doom Patrol | Yes | No | No | "Dead Patrol" |
| 2024 | Dead Boy Detectives | Yes | Executive | Yes | Wrote 2 episodes |
Uncredited writer
- Another Simple Favor (2025) (additional literary material writer)[8]
