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Kirk Ellis won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, a WGA Award, a Peabody and the Humanitas Prize for his work on the HBO miniseries John Adams. The miniseries won a record-breaking 13 Primetime Emmys in total, as well as four Golden Globe awards.
Jan 26, 2018 · Kirk Ellis, president of Western Writers of America, is perhaps best known for having written and co-produced the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams, which garnered him two personal Emmy Awards among the 13 the adaptation garnered.
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It was announced in February 2022 that Michael Douglas would star in the series as Benjamin Franklin for Apple TV+, with Kirk Ellis writing the series and Tim Van Patten directing. In June 2022, it was announced that Howard Korder had joined the production as a writer and executive producer.
Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the 2001 book John Adams by David McCullough. The biopic of Adams and the story of the first 50 years of the United States was broadcast in seven parts by HBO between March 16 and April 20, 2008.
YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)2008Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Mini ...Kathleen Chopin2008Best Mini SeriesBest Mini Series2008Outstanding Actor – Mini Series2008Outstanding Actor – Mini SeriesMar 13, 2024 · The eight-part drama based on “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America,” by Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff, premieres globally Friday, April 12 on Apple TV+.
Apr 7, 2024 · 'Franklin' director Tim Van Patten, writers Kirk Ellis, Howard Korder on why Benjamin Franklin is the Founding Father they would like to hang out with.
