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Jen Statsky

Jen Statsky

Writer and producer · Born November 19, 1985 (40) · Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Jen Statsky (born November 19, 1985) is an American television writer and comedian known for her work on Hacks, The Good Place, Parks and Recreation, and Broad City. She is the co-creator and co-showrunner of the critically acclaimed HBO Max series Hacks, for which she has received multiple awards, including 3 Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and 3 WGA Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jen Statsky, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 19, 1985 (40)
From
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Writer and producer
Titles
9 on Motif · 12 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Jen Statsky's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Contemplative
1
Warm
1
Absurd
1
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

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 Jen Statsky's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Jen Statsky's titles on Motif; 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

12 credits, 9 with a Motif page.

  • The Catch (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Screenplay

  • The Studio(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Jen Statsky

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Chris Fleming: Hell(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 47 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Forever(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · Story · Supervising Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Why You've Never Met the 4th Haim Sister (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Writer

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Co-Producer · Producer · Supervising Producer · Writer · as Susan

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Another Period(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
  • Broad City(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Rachel Incident (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2009 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 12: 1 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting1 of 12: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting9 of 12: 6 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score94thProducing5 of 12: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 12: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

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

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s5 · 1 acting · 5 crew2020s4 · 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Jen Statsky work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jen Statsky's Motif titles; Joe Mande shares the most, 2.