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Eric Newman

Eric Newman

Producer and writer · Born December 31, 1970 (55) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Writers Guild Award nominee · Independent Spirit Award nominee

Eric Newman (born December 31, 1970) is an American film and television producer and writer and the founder of Grand Electric, an LA-based production company with overall deals in both TV and film with Netflix. He is the showrunner of Narcos, Narcos: Mexico, True Story, and Zero Day. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eric Newman (producer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 31, 1970 (55)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 47% in 30 days

What are Eric Newman's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Genres

Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Morality
17%
Society
16%
Bonds
15%
Power
13%
Ideas
2%
Survival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 5 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 13

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 3 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Dread
10
Melancholic
10
Hopeful
7
Thrilling
5
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Eric Newman's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 25 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eric Newman'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

34 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · Teleplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • American Primeval(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Cowboy Cartel(2024)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver(2024)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Griselda(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Painkiller(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Watcher(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Look Both Ways(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Spiderhead(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Along for the Ride(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • True Story(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Project Power(2020)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Bright(2017)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Narcos(2015)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Sacrament(2013)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • RoboCop(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Hemlock Grove(2013)

    Show 33 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Exorcism Part II(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Iron Fists(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • In Time(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Thing(2011)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Last Exorcism(2010)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Flash of Genius(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Children of Men(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Slither(2006)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Dawn of the Dead(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Emperor's Club(2002)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Black Sheep(1996)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • NYPD Blue(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Story · Teleplay

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Fight for '84 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Upper World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 30 of them dated from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

RoboCop (2014)

$243M worldwide

Highest rated

Children of Men (2006)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing4 of 33: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing32 of 33: 27 only producing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thOther crew3 of 33: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

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

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s13 · 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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

2 major nominations and no wins, 2011–2019.

  1. 2019
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
  2. 2011
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature

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.

How do Eric Newman's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

96thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

57th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer, producer

Narcos (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 44/100 and the plot and story 41/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eric Newman's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore18 titles26–94 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles15–54 · median 46 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity18 titles38–87 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles30–59 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles54–91 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eric Newman work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eric Newman's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Marc Abraham shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles