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Stevie Wermers

Stevie Wermers

Director, writer, actor and producer · Born January 28, 1966 (60) · Ventura County, California, USA

2 Primetime Emmys

Stevie Wermers-Skelton (born January 28, 1966) is a Disney story artist and director. Together with Kevin Deters she co-directed the traditionally animated shorts How To Hook Up Your Home Theater (2007) and The Ballad of Nessie (2011), and the computer-animated television specials Prep & Landing (2009), Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (2010), and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) for ABC. In 2011 it was reported that Wermers-Skelton is preparing a new Prep & Landing holiday special. However, as of 2023, it has not materialized. In February 2016, it was announced that she and Deters would co-direct a Frozen holiday special, which was scheduled to air in 2017 on ABC. In June 2017 it was announced that the short, titled Olaf's Frozen Adventure, would instead receive a limited time theatrical release. It was released in theaters with Disney·Pixar's Coco on November 22, 2017, and made its television debut on ABC on December 14, 2017. How to Hook Up Your Home Theater is the first Walt Disney Animation Studios release to have a female director credit. The Prep & Landing series garnered several Annie and Emmy awards. Wermers-Skelton is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 28, 1966 (60)
From
Ventura County, California, USA
Works as
Director, writer, actor and producer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 16 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 155 days to Oct 26Up 7% in 30 days

What are Stevie Wermers' films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Self
22%
Society
21%
Morality
14%
Ideas
9%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeHope2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

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

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 3

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Warm
6
Absurd
3
Tense
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Stevie Wermers' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Stevie Wermers' 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

16 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1999 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Brother Bear (2003)

$250M worldwide

Highest rated

Prep & Landing (2009)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (2025)

Film career

MilestoneAward win

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 16: 0 only acting, 4 with another roleDirecting8 of 16: 3 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score75thWriting7 of 16: 3 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thProducing1 of 16: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew4 of 16: 3 only other crew, 1 with another role

16 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2010s7 · 2 acting · 7 crew2020s3 · 1 acting · 3 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

2 Primetime Emmys from 2 major nominations, 2010–2011.

  1. 2011
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program
  2. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Animated Program

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 Stevie Wermers' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 74th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 15 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, director

Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)

65th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Emperor's New Groove (2000)

Midcredits 93rd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 67/100 and the pacing 57/100 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 Stevie Wermers' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 13 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 43 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Stevie Wermers work with?

People who share at least 2 of Stevie Wermers' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Deters shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles