Jaime Paglia Explained

Jaime Paglia
Nationality:American
Years Active:2006–present

Jaime Paglia is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He is best known for creating and producing Eureka (2006–12).

Life and career

He attended the University of California at Santa Cruz majoring in economics for three weeks, before finding his passion with the theatre arts/film program. He minored in English literature.[1]

His first show business endeavour was as an assistant in feature film publicity at MGM Studios, which led to him meeting many executives. For his first script, he partnered with college friend, Andrew Cosby, and sold a spec to New Line Cinema.[1]

Eureka

In 2003, Paglia and Cosby sold their dramedy Eureka to Syfy as a pitch. In July 2006, the series premiered to critical and viewer success. Over the course of the show's six-year run and 77 episodes, Paglia contributed to 20. He made his directing debut with the fifth-season episode, "Jack of All Trades".[1] [2]

The Flash

In summer 2014, Paglia was hired as a writer on the DC Comics produced CW superhero series The Flash. He co-wrote the series' 6th episode, "The Flash Is Born", which introduced the supervillain Girder.[3]

Scream TV Series

In 2015, Paglia, a former co-executive producer and executive producer of the MTV slasher series Scream, was credited as the writer for two episodes.

Filmography

Television

The numbers in credits refer to the number of episodes.

TitleYearCredited asNetworkNotes
CreatorDirectorWriterExecutive
producer
scope=rowEureka2006–12 (1) (21)Sci Fi
scope=rowThe Flash2014 (1) (6)The CW
scope=rowScream2015 (2) (10)MTV
scope=rowThe Teenage Psychic2019PTSconsulting producer; season 2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FEATURED ENTERTAINER: JAIME PAGLIA. The Science & Entertainment Exchange. January 30, 2012. October 13, 2014.
  2. Web site: Jaime Paglia. TV.com. October 13, 2014.
  3. Web site: First day shooting #TheFlash ep. six starts in an hour. Co-written w/ @chris_rafferty, directed by Millicent Shelton.. Jaime. Paglia. Twitter. August 27, 2014. October 13, 2014.