Bradley Douglas Falchuk (born March 1, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer, best known for co-creating with Ryan Murphy the comedy-drama television series Glee, the drama series Pose, the horror-drama anthology series American Horror Story, and the horror comedy Scream Queens. He was also a writer and executive producer for the television series Nip/Tuck and is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Description above from the Wikipedia article Brad Falchuk, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 1, 1971 (55)
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- Producer, writer and director, also actor
- 16 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Brad Falchuk's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Brad Falchuk's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (10).
- Pose (2018) · writer, producer
- American Crime Story (2016) · producer
- American Horror Story (2011) · writer, producer
- 9-1-1 (2018) · writer, producer
- Nip/Tuck (2003) · director, writer, producer
- 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020) · writer, producer
- Scream Queens (2015) · director, writer, producer
- Glee (2009) · director, writer, producer
- American Horror Stories (2021) · writer, producer
- 9-1-1: Nashville (2025) · writer, producer
Subscription and free streaming for Brad Falchuk's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
9-1-1: Nashville(2025)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Skategoat(2024)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Brothers Sun(2024)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
American Horror Stories(2021)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
The Politician(2019)
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Pose(2018)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
9-1-1(2018)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
American Crime Story(2016)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Scream Queens(2015)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
American Horror Story(2011)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Glee(2009)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Nip/Tuck(2003)
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Veritas: The Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Mutant X(2001)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows
Earth: Final Conflict(1997)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all showsMagic 8 Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Pretty/Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 20 titles, 18 of them dated from 1997 to 2025.
Biggest box office
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
Highest rated
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)
Most popular right now
9-1-1: Nashville (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Awards
2 Primetime Emmys and 2 other major awards from 29 major nominations, 2010–2022.
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Original Long Form
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Drama Series
+2 other major bodies · 1 win and 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Long Form - Original
- Producers Guild Award, won · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Limited Series
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Long Form - Original
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
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- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
+1 other major body · 1 nomination
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- BAFTA Award, nominated · Best International
+2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
- Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
+1 other major body · 2 nominations
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
- Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Brad Falchuk work with?
People who share at least 2 of Brad Falchuk's MovieCove titles; Ryan Murphy shares the most, 2.
- Ryan MurphyShared titles: 9-1-1: Nashville (2025), Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Ryan Murphy
- Jane MoranShared titles: Skategoat (2024), Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Jane Moran
