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Lilly Burns

Lilly Burns

Producer, also director

Primetime Emmy nominee

Lilly Burns is an Emmy-nominated and Peabody Award-winning creative producer and founding member of Jax Media. She served as an executive producer and director on Broad City (Comedy Central) and Search Party (TBS). Burns also works as an executive producer on Russian Doll (Netflix), Desus & Mero (Showtime), and Emily in Paris among others.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Producer, also director
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Lilly Burns' films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
27%
Power
14%
Morality
14%
Society
6%
Ideas
5%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
5
Tense
4
Joyful
5
Contemplative
5
Manic
2
Other
9

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical2

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 Lilly Burns' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Lilly Burns' 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

23 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed(2026)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Free Bert(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter: Resurrection(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter: Original Sin(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Cypher(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Executive Producer

  • Wedding Season(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Fakes(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

  • The Pentaverate(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Emily in Paris(2020)

    Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Living with Yourself(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Florida Girls(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Russian Doll(2019)

    Show 15 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Rundown with Robin Thede(2017)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Search Party(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • A Very Murray Christmas(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Unemployable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Executive Producer

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • They Came Together(2014)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Louie(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Untitled Black Rodeo Drama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles, 21 of them dated from 2010 to 2026.

Highest rated

Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing2 of 22: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing21 of 22: 20 only producing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

2010s10 · crew2020s11 · 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

7 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2022.

  1. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  4. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
  5. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie

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 Lilly Burns' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 38th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · producer

The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017)

99th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 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 Lilly Burns' work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 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 & Gore4 titlesmedian 75 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles35–66 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles61–89 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles37–63 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 58 · moderateMedian 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 Lilly Burns work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lilly Burns' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tony Hernandez shares the most, 11.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles