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Producer. Writer. Additional Crew. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Jonathan Lisco is known for Yellowjackets (2021), Animal Kingdom (2016) and Jack & Bobby (2004). Add photos, demo reels. Add to list. More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 9 nominations total. Photos. Known for. Yellowjackets. 7.8. TV Series.
- Producer, Writer, Additional Crew
- Jonathan Lisco
Mar 31, 2023 · “Edible Complex” writer Jonathan Lisco dissects Yellowjackets ’s long-awaited feast. By Roxana Hadadi, a Vulture TV critic who also covers film and pop culture. Photo: Kailey...
- On Joining The Yellowjackets Team
- On Working with Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson
- On Reading Fan Theories and Seeing The Show Find Its Audience
- On Shauna and Jackie's Tragic Friendship
- On Taissa's Dark Side and Surprise Election Victory
Executive producer Karyn Kusama let me know about the project. Karyn and I go way back. She directed a Halt and Catch Fire for me, when I was running Halt and Catch Fire. Cut forward to a year and a half ago. She said, "Jonathan, I've directed something that I think has got potential. But more importantly, I'm working with these two married series ...
I don't want to speak for Ash and Bart, but they certainly had their reservations when they heard about me because this was their baby and they'd been working on it for three years with the other executive producers, Karyn and Drew Comins. It was like, "Who's this guy who's coming in, and why would we need this?" But with great respect to Ash and B...
It's been very humbling. People always say, "Oh, if you create and run a show that takes off, won't that be a great thing?" But the truth is that it's also very stressful. As our very enthusiastic audience — and I say this with great respect to them — starts to allow the narrative to mushroom in their own consciousness and goes on flights of fancy ...
Some people may disagree with the way in which we dispatch Jackie. Some people may say like, "Oh, I thought they were going to eat her!" or whatever. They may have their ideas for what they wanted to have happen. But we're not just about the concrete plot. We're about the emotional and psychological plot first. So when we were looking at that story...
You could back up from the 30,000 foot view and say, "Oh, they're trying to make a comment about politicians, how bad politicians are, and how two-faced they are" because Taissa's got this alter ego. That's an easy thing to do. That's not necessarily what we're trying to do. What is more interesting to us is Taissa is someone who is so driven, so t...
- Alison Foreman
- aforeman@mashable.com
Nov 10, 2021 · 19. With “Yellowjackets,” a gothic mystery, “I just wanted to tell what felt like a very real story about teenage girls,” said Ashley Lyle, a creator with Jonathan Lisco, left, and Bart...
- Alexis Soloski
Jun 7, 2014 · The '80s-set computer drama was created by Chris Cantwell and Chris Rogers, but The Chrises don't have a lengthy TV background, so Lisco was brought in as writer, executive producer and...
Mar 31, 2023 · Showtime. Yellowjackets. Comments. EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is keeping its Yellowjackets team intact. The network has struck an overall deal with showrunner Jonathan Lisco. The move will see Lisco...
Aug 19, 2022 · The series creators, who share showrunning duties with Jonathan Lisco, are currently prepping the Season 2 but took time to discuss their nominations and some of their biggest influences with...
