Kyle Newacheck

Director, producer, actor and writer, also editor · Born January 23, 1984 (42) · Walnut Creek, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

Kyle Newacheck (born January 23, 1984) is an American television writer, director, producer and actor. He is one of the creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics, in which he also co-starred. He is a producer and director on the FX comedy horror series What We Do in the Shadows. Newacheck is also a professional pickleball player signed to the Selkirk Emerging Pros team. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kyle Newacheck, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

What are Kyle Newacheck's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy3 titles45^th

Action2 titles27^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

45%

Self

35%

Survival

12%

Morality

3%

Society

3%

Power

2%

Friendship6 Identity4 Marriage2 Coming of age2 Purpose2 Loyalty2 Ambition2

What they feel like to watch

their average across 7 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Wry

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5

Light

Tone · Weight

lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 1

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1

Funny

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Easy watch

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

Easy watch 5 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 0

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

7

Joyful

4

Thrilling

4

Tense

3

Hopeful

2

Other

9

How their films linger

Fun8 Feel-good7 Hopeful3

How their films end · 4 with a twist

Happy6
Bittersweet1
Ambiguous3
Cyclical1

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 Kyle Newacheck's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Kyle Newacheck'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; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe(2026)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Happy Gilmore 2(2025)
Director
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Stranger in the Woods(2024)
Editor · Executive Producer · Producer
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Bookie(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Murder Mystery 2(2023)
Executive Producer
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
I'm Totally Fine(2022)
Producer · as Smoking Towny
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Murder Mystery(2019)
Director
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
What We Do in the Shadows(2019)
Show 20 episodes · Director · Co-Executive Producer · Executive Producer · as Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Game Over, Man!(2018)
Director · Producer · Story
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
The Package(2018)
Producer
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Ghosted(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
The Pick-Up Sticks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Creative Consultant
Neighbors(2014)
as Beer Pong Guy #4
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Adam Devine's House Party(2013)
Show 8 episodes · Director · as Self
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows
Workaholics(2011)
Show 37 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Karl Hevacheck
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Crash The Coast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Executive Producer · as Karl
Community(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Parks and Recreation(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Crossbows & Mustaches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Director · Writer · as Reporter
Grown Ups 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 19 titles, 18 of them dated from 2008 to 2026.

Highest rated

Workaholics (2011)

Midcredits 88^th

Film career

20082026

2011Screen debut· Workaholics
2014First film· Neighbors

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting6 of 19Directing13 of 19 · 60^thWriting3 of 19Producing7 of 19 · 37^thEditing1 of 19Other crew2 of 19

19 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew2010s9 · 4 acting · 8 crew2020s6 · 1 acting · 6 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.

Awards

3 major nominations and no wins, 2022–2026.

2026
- Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
2025
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
2022
- Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy 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.

How do Kyle Newacheck's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 35^th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36^th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Approval · how many liked their films

29^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Reach · how many have seen their films

95^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 7

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

75^th and up4
50^th to 74^th3
25^th to 49^th5
Below 25^th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Mixed.

Universally Loved4
Universally Panned1
Crowd Pleaser2
Broadly Agreed2
Mixed7

Most divisive · actor, director

Adam Devine's House Party (2013)

79^th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Parks and Recreation (2009)

Midcredits 98^th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 56/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Kyle Newacheck's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity, profanity and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore6 titles36–82 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all films

Sex & Nudity7 titles32–76 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

Profanity7 titles47–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most films

Alcohol & Drugs7 titles34–87 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most films

Frightening / Intense6 titles27–59 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all films

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.