Josh Friedman

Screenwriter

Birthday February 14, 1967

Birth Sign Aquarius

Birthplace United States

Age 57 years old

Nationality United States

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1967

Josh Friedman (born February 14, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer.

2005

He is best known for his work on the science-fiction action genre, including on the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), and James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water.

2006

He also wrote the neo-noir murder mystery The Black Dahlia (2006).

Friedman has developed several television pilots, including the TNT series Snowpiercer, based on Bong Joon-ho's film of the same name.

2018

Friedman departed the program in January 2018 due to creative differences with the network, and he was replaced by Graeme Manson.

Friedman later claimed that he felt pressured to leave by TNT due to a "radical difference in vision", with an implicit threat of blacklisting should he fail to comply.

Following his departure, pilot director Scott Derrickson refused to return for reshoots in solidarity with Friedman.

He is currently attached to Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.

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