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Megan McDonnell

Megan McDonnell

Producer and writer · Born January 5, 1988 (38) · California, USA

Writers Guild Award nominee

Megan McDonnell is an American screenwriter best known for her work on Marvel Cinematic Universe projects WandaVision (2021) and The Marvels (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Megan McDonnell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 5, 1988 (38)
From
California, USA
Works as
Producer and writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 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 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Megan McDonnell's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
40%
Bonds
30%
Morality
21%
Society
9%
Purpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Absurd
1
Contemplative
1
Joyful
1
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 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 Megan McDonnell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Megan McDonnell'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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Star City(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · Co-Executive Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Agatha All Along(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Consulting Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Matter(2024)

    Show 9 episodes · Supervising Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Marvels(2023)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • WandaVision(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Staff Writer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Meet Cute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2016 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Marvels (2023)

$206M worldwide

Highest rated

Dark Matter (2024)

Midcredits 79th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 6: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 6: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 6: 1 only producing, 3 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s1 · crew2020s5 · crew

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

Awards

Nominated for a Writers Guild Award in 2022, Adapted Long Form.

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 Megan McDonnell's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 28 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Megan McDonnell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Megan McDonnell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kevin Feige shares the most, 2.

Producers