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Dean Georgaris

Dean Georgaris

Writer and producer

Dean Georgaris is an American film and television writer and producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is the creator and showrunner of NBC's Bluff City Law and ABC's The Baker and the Beauty. He is also the creator of NBC's The Brave.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
10 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Dean Georgaris' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
25%
Morality
21%
Power
19%
Bonds
17%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 2 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Thrilling
5
Dread
2
Romantic
2
Contemplative
1
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Dean Georgaris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dean Georgaris' 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

14 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page.

  • Meg 2: The Trench(2023)

    Screenplay · Screenstory

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Quantum Leap(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse of Turandot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Writer

  • The Baker and the Beauty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Teleplay

  • Bluff City Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • The Meg(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Brave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

  • Life of Pi(2012)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Crazies(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • What Happens in Vegas(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tristan + Isolde(2006)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Manchurian Candidate(2004)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Paycheck(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life(2003)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 2003 to 2023.

Biggest box office

Life of Pi (2012)

$609M worldwide

Highest rated

Life of Pi (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing11 of 14: 8 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score30thProducing6 of 14: 3 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 14: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

14 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s4 · crew

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.

How do Dean Georgaris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 9; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 10 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 10 titles are Broadly Agreed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · writer

Quantum Leap (2022)

78th percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Life of Pi (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 40/100 and the plot and story 39/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Dean Georgaris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles47–86 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles9–41 · median 18 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity9 titles13–52 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles11–36 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles32–73 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Dean Georgaris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dean Georgaris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Erich Hoeber shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers