The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the 1969 novel of the same name, a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin, written by which American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director and producer best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres?
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The Andromeda Strain (miniseries) The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the 1969 novel of the same name written by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin. The miniseries is a "reimagining" of the original novel rather than an adaptation. In addition to updating the setting to the early 21st century, the miniseries makes a great many plot and character changes from its source. The mini-series has two episodes for a total of 169 minutes.
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Michael Crichton John Michael Crichton ( ; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director and producer best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films.
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Lincoln Child Lincoln Child (born 1957) is an American author of techno-thriller and horror novels. Though he is most well known for his collaborations with Douglas Preston (including the Agent Pendergast series and the Gideon Crew series, among others), he has also written five solo novels, including the Jeremy Logan series. Many of the collaborative novels have become bestsellers, and their first novel together, "Relic", was adapted into a feature film. Child and Preston's books are notable for their thorough research.
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Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Ann Bigelow ( ; born November 27, 1951) is an American director, producer, and writer. Her films include the vampire Western horror film "Near Dark" (1987), the action crime film "Point Break" (1991), the science fiction action thriller "Strange Days" (1995), the mystery thriller "The Weight of Water" (2000), the submarine thriller "" (2002), the war film "The Hurt Locker" (2008), the action thriller war film "Zero Dark Thirty" (2012), the short film "Last Days" (2014), and the period crime drama "Detroit" (2017). "The Hurt Locker" won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture and the BAFTA Award for Best Film, and was nominated for the 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama. She has also acted as producer and writer for many of her films.
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Gy Waldron Gyneth Markley "Gy" Waldron is an American screenwriter and director best known as the writer/director of the movie "Moonrunners", and creator of the television series, "The Dukes of Hazzard".
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Scott Derrickson Scott Derrickson (born July 16, 1966) is an American director, screenwriter and producer. He lives in Los Angeles, California. He is best known for directing horror films such as "Sinister", "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", and "Deliver Us From Evil", as well as the 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe installment, "Doctor Strange."
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Julian May Julian Clare May (born July 10, 1931) is an American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer who also uses several literary pseudonyms, best known for her "Saga of Pliocene Exile" ("Saga of the Exiles" in the United Kingdom) and "Galactic Milieu Series" books.
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Jerry Rector Jerry Andrew Rector (born September 12, 1958) is an American actor, writer, director and producer, known for "The Strain" (2015), "Ghost World" (2001) and "Mean Guns" (1997). He grew up in Detroit and has lived in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Toronto. With over 30 years in the entertainment business, Jerry has worked with renowned actors including Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Patrick Stewart.
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David Weddle David Weddle is an American television writer and producer, best known for episodes of "" (1996–1999), "The Twilight Zone" (2002–2003), "Battlestar Galactica" (2004–2009), "" (2009-2011), "Falling Skies" (2011-2013), and "The Strain" (2014-present) with writing partner Bradley Thompson. They also wrote for the short-lived series "Ghost Stories" (1997) and "The Fearing Mind" (2000). Since 2014, Thompson and Weddle have worked on episodes of "The Strain", the television adaptation of the novel series by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
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Greydon Clark Greydon Clark (born February 7, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. His career spans several decades and genres, although the majority of his work has been low-budget productions in the action/horror genres. His most recent work was writing and directing the 1998 science fiction film "Stargames".
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Jeff VanderMeer Jeff VanderMeer (born July 7, 1968) is an American author, editor, and literary critic. Initially associated with the New Weird literary genre, VanderMeer crossed over into mainstream success with his bestselling "Southern Reach" trilogy. The trilogy's first novel, "Annihilation", won the Nebula and Shirley Jackson Awards and has been adapted into an upcoming Hollywood film by director Alex Garland. Among VanderMeer's other novels are "" and "Borne". He has also edited with his wife Ann VanderMeer such influential and award-winning anthologies as "The New Weird", "The Weird", and "The Big Book of Science Fiction".
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Larry Cohen Lawrence G. "Larry" Cohen (born July 15, 1941) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known as a B-Movie auteur of horror and science fiction films – often containing a police procedural element – during the 1970s and 1980s. He has since concentrated mainly on screenwriting including the Joel Schumacher thriller "Phone Booth" (2002), "Cellular" (2004) and "Captivity" (2007). In 2006 Cohen returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris' "Masters of Horror" TV series (2006); he directed the episode "Pick Me Up".
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Jon Cohen (writer) Jon Cohen is an American novelist and screenwriter. As a screenwriter he is best known for his co-writing contribution to the Steven Spielberg-directed film "Minority Report" (2002).
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The Andromeda Strain (film) The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Based on Michael Crichton's 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by Nelson Gidding, the film stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin. With a few exceptions, the film follows the book closely. The special effects were designed by Douglas Trumbull. The film is notable for its use of split screen in certain scenes.
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Steven S. DeKnight Steven S. DeKnight is an American television screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for being the creator, head writer and executive producer of the Starz series "Spartacus", including "", "", "" and "".
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David Brown (producer) David Brown (July 28, 1916 February 1, 2010) was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for coproducing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.
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Eric S. Brown Eric S. Brown is an American-born novelist who's best known for his numerous science fiction/horror novels. He has written nearly forty novels and publishes most of them with Severed Press. He began his writing career with short "zombie" horror stories, and then wrote his first full length novel in 2003, entitled "Dying Days". It was followed by the "Queen" series, and then "Cowboys vs. Zombies". He now writes many creature novels and post-apocalyptic fiction, as well as some space-marine novels.
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Bradley Thompson Bradley Thompson is an American television writer and producer, best known for episodes of "" (1996–1999), "The Twilight Zone" (2002–2003), "Battlestar Galactica" (2004–2009), "" (2009-2011), "Falling Skies" (2011-2013), and "The Strain" (2014-present) with writing partner David Weddle. They also wrote for the short-lived series "Ghost Stories" (1997) and "The Fearing Mind" (2000). Thompson and Weddle are currently working on "The Strain", the television adaptation of the novel series by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
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Shane Salerno Shane Salerno (born November 27, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. His writing credits include the movies "Armageddon", "Savages," "Shaft", and the TV series "Hawaii Five-0". He was chosen by director James Cameron to work on the four sequels to "Avatar", set to release in 2020, 2021, 2024 and 2025. He spent ten years writing, producing, financing, and directing the documentary "Salinger", and co-writing with David Shields the companion book which became a "New York Times" bestseller. Salerno is also the founder and president of The Story Factory, which produces film and TV series based on literary properties.
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Gareth Roberts (writer) Gareth John Pritchard Roberts (born 5 June 1968) is a British television screenwriter and novelist, best known for his work related to the science-fiction television series "Doctor Who". He has also worked on various comedy series and soap operas.
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The Strain (TV series) The Strain is an American horror drama television series that premiered on FX on July 13, 2014. It was created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, based on their novel trilogy of the same name. Carlton Cuse serves as executive producer and showrunner. Del Toro and Hogan wrote the pilot episode, "Night Zero", which del Toro directed. A thirteen-episode first season was ordered on November 19, 2013. The pilot episode premiered at the ATX Television Festival in Austin, Texas, in early June 2014.
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Ted Newsom Ted Newsom (born December 3, 1952) is an American writer, director, producer and actor. Newsom has worked primarily as a documentary filmmaker, specializing in documentaries on the history of the horror and science fiction film.