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Jaffar Mahmood

Jaffar Mahmood

Director, also producer and writer · Toms River, New Jersey, USA

Jaffar Mahmood [Jah-fur Ma-mood] was born and raised in Toms River, New Jersey. He received his B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and his M.F.A. from The Peter Stark Producing Program USC. The issues Jaffar faced growing up bi-racial became the inspiration for his feature directorial debut, Shades of Ray. Executive produced by Jake Kasdan (New Girl), the independent film stars Zachary Levi (Chuck) and won awards at film festivals around the world. In 2013, Jaffar was a member of the inaugural Warner Bros. Directors’ Workshop. From there he directed/created Courtside, a short comedic web series that got the attention of executives at HBO. They invited Jaffar to shadow on the HBO comedy The Brink. In late 2014, Jaffar booked his first network television directing gig—NBC’s About a Boy.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Toms River, New Jersey, USA
Works as
Director, also producer and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 47% in 30 days

What are Jaffar Mahmood's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
28%
Society
16%
Morality
15%
Community3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Joyful
5
Warm
4
Absurd
3
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet4

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 Jaffar Mahmood's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jaffar Mahmood'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

21 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Best Medicine(2026)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Stick(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Residence(2025)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Interior Chinatown(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Dear Edward(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Reboot(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Maggie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • As We See It(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Hot Mess Holiday(2021)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mr. Mayor(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Bridgerton(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Young Sheldon(2017)

    Show 30 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Santa Clarita Diet(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Powerless(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • The Real O'Neals(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Life in Pieces(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Middle(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Modern Family(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Shades of Ray(2008)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles from 2008 to 2025.

Highest rated

As We See It (2022)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Best Medicine (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 19: 17 only directing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting1 of 19: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 19: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s9 · 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.

Is Jaffar Mahmood's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 36

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Jaffar Mahmood work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jaffar Mahmood's MovieCove titles; Judy Greer shares the most, 2.