Andy Greenwald

Andy Greenwald (born May 19, 1977) is an American author, critic, podcaster,^[1] screenwriter, and television producer.^[2][3]

Andy Greenwald
Born	(1977-05-19) May 19, 1977 (age 48) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation	Author, screenwriter, podcast host
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Brown University, AB
Subject	Music, Television
Children	2
Website
web.archive.org/web/20051214161029/http://www.andygreenwald.com:80/

Life and career

Greenwald grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from Friends' Central School in Philadelphia and Brown University in Providence.^[4] He is married to an attorney and has two daughters.^[5][6] Greenwald made a Twin Peaks fanzine in middle school.^[7]

Greenwald was a senior contributing writer at Spin, and has also written for such publications as The Washington Post, Blender, Entertainment Weekly, The Village Voice, MTV Magazine, Complex, and Magnet.^[8] He is the author of the books Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and Emo^[9] and Miss Misery: A Novel.^[4]

From 2011 to 2015, he was a staff writer and principal TV writer for Bill Simmons' ESPN website Grantland.^[10] During his time at Grantland, he began podcasting with his best friend and pop culture writer Chris Ryan,^[11] hosting both the Andy Greenwald Podcast and the Hollywood Prospectus Podcast. Once Grantland closed and Simmons started The Ringer in Los Angeles, both Greenwald and Ryan began co-hosting The Watch on the new site's podcast network.^[12] In 2016, he and Ryan began hosting the Game of Thrones aftershow After the Thrones on HBO, as well as the Mr Robot aftershow Hacking Robot on USA Network.^[8]

Beginning in 2016, Greenwald worked as a screenwriter on the superhero TV show Legion.^[3] In 2018, Greenwald and Sam Esmail's adaptation of the Ross Thomas book Briarpatch was ordered to series on USA Network.^[13] Greenwald was both a writer and executive producer on the show, which starred Rosario Dawson.^[14] The show was cancelled after one season.^[15]

It was reported that Greenwald was part of a writer's room for a new Star Wars project.^[16] In late 2024, Greenwald joined the writer's room for HBO's upcoming live-action Harry Potter television series adaptation.^[17]