James Manos Jr.
WritingBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
James Manos Jr. is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known as the creator of the Showtime drama series Dexter (2006–2013), which he adapted from Jeff Lindsay's novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter. Earlier in his career, Manos won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series in 1999 for co-writing the seminal Sopranos episode "College" alongside David Chase. His other television writing and producing credits include The Shield, ER, and Southland.
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9- 2025Dexter: ResurrectionTV showOriginal Series Creator · 10 episodes
- 2024Dexter: Original SinTV showOriginal Series Creator · 10 episodes
- 2016America AdriftMovieProducer
- 2015South of HellTV showExecutive Producer · 8 episodes
- 2006DexterTV showWriter · Executive Producer · Creator · 12 episodes
- 2006DexterMovieWriter
- 2002The ShieldTV showStory · 2 episodes
- 1999The SopranosTV showWriter · 1 episodes
- 1993The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering MomMovieProducer