Josh Friedman

 ( 1967 Births ) 

Josh Friedman (born February 14, 1967) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on the science-fiction action genre, including on the series , the film adaptation of H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (2005), (2019), and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024). He also wrote the neo-noir murder mystery The Black Dahlia (2006) and co-wrote the James Cameron's Avatar film sequels and the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero film (2025).

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Career Friedman has developed several , including the TNT series Snowpiercer, based on Bong Joon-ho's film of the same name. Friedman departed the program in January 2018 due to creative differences with the network, and he was replaced by Graeme Manson. Friedman later claimed that he felt pressured to leave by TNT due to a "radical difference in vision", with an implicit threat of blacklisting should he fail to comply. Following his departure, pilot director Scott Derrickson refused to return for reshoots in solidarity with Friedman. Friedman is currently attached to Foundation, based on Isaac Asimov's Foundation series.

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Filmography

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Film writer

2005	War of the Worlds	Steven Spielberg
2006	The Black Dahlia	Brian De Palma
2024	Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes	Wes Ball
2025		Matt Shakman

Story only

1996	Chain Reaction	Andrew Davis
2019		Tim Miller
2022		James Cameron
2025

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Television

2008–09						4 episodes (Writer)
2011	Locke & Key					TV movie
2012	The Asset
2012	The Finder					1 episode (Writer); Also consultant producer
2014	Crossbones					1 episode (Writer)
2017	Emerald City					3 episodes (Writer)
2020–24	Snowpiercer
2021–present	Foundation

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External links

• Josh Friedman's Blog: I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing
• Interview with Chud.com
• Interview with The Scifi World

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