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Kerry O'Neill

Kerry O'Neill

Writer

Writers Guild Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award winner

Kerry O'Neill is a writer and director whose recent television work includes the Emmy nominated breakout hit Jury Duty (Amazon), which she also acted in, and Netflix's Murderville. Kerry uses her improvisational comedy background to create dramatic work that feels authentic and experiential. Her films have screened at festivals worldwide to critical acclaim. She was recently named a 2023 Vimeo Breakout Creator and a '23-'24 fellow of the prestigious AFI Directing Workshop for Women+, where she directed the upcoming dark comedy thriller Interloper.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Writer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 7 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27

What are Kerry O'Neill's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
19%
Self
19%
Society
13%
Ideas
11%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Joyful
3
Warm
1
Tense
1

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Kerry O'Neill's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Kerry O'Neill'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

7 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Story Editor · Writer

  • Interloper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer

  • Walk Out Nice and Smooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Director · Writer

  • Jury Duty Presents(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Staff Writer · Writer · as Officer Christine Sugalski - Court Security · as Self - Writer / 'Officer Christine Sugalski'

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery(2022)

    Staff Writer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Murderville(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Writer · as Stage Manager

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Bea at Rehab (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2021 to 2026.

Highest rated

Jury Duty Presents (2023)

Midcredits 88th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 7: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting3 of 7: 0 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting7 of 7: 2 only writing, 5 with another role

7 titles, 5 with more than one role — writing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

1 major award from 3 major nominations, 2024.

WinNomination
  1. 2024
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
    • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Ensemble Cast in a New Scripted 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.

Is Kerry O'Neill's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 68 · 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 Kerry O'Neill work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kerry O'Neill's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Krister Johnson shares the most, 2.

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Actors

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Producers