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Etan Frankel

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Etan Frankel is known for Shameless (2011), Friday Night Lights (2006) and Joe vs. Carole (2022).
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
    Shameless
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Timothy F. Crowley, Blue Deckert, Brad Leland, Jesse Plemons, Louanne Stephens, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Aimee Teegarden, Taylor Kitsch, Kate Krause, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter, Kate Melton, Derek Phillips, Stacey Oristano, Omaka Omegah, and Sarah Kate Allsup in Friday Night Lights (2006)
    Friday Night Lights
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
    Joe vs. Carole
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Producer(2020-2021)
    • 2022
    Animal Kingdom (2016)
    Animal Kingdom
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Producer

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    Producer



    • Prism
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series



    • Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
      Joe vs. Carole
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (2020-2021)
      • 2022
    • Evel Knievel in Evel (2020)
      Evel
      5.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
      Sorry for Your Loss
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty (2017)
      Get Shorty
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Animal Kingdom (2016)
      Animal Kingdom
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016–2017
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • co-executive producer
      • supervising producer ...
      • 2012–2016

    Writer



    • Max Williams Gets Grounded
      TV Series
      • staff writer
      • 2025
    • Kate McKinnon and John Cameron Mitchell in Joe vs. Carole (2022)
      Joe vs. Carole
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • written for television by
      • created by
      • 2022
    • Evel Knievel in Evel (2020)
      Evel
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Elizabeth Olsen in Sorry for Your Loss (2018)
      Sorry for Your Loss
      7.4
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd in Get Shorty (2017)
      Get Shorty
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Animal Kingdom (2016)
      Animal Kingdom
      8.2
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016–2017
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • executive story editor
      • 2011–2016
    • The Grounded (2015)
      The Grounded
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Shawn Hatosy, Regina King, Michael Cudlitz, and Ben McKenzie in Southland (2009)
      Southland
      8.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2012
    • Connie Britton, Kyle Chandler, Timothy F. Crowley, Blue Deckert, Brad Leland, Jesse Plemons, Louanne Stephens, Minka Kelly, Zach Gilford, Adrianne Palicki, Aimee Teegarden, Taylor Kitsch, Kate Krause, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter, Kate Melton, Derek Phillips, Stacey Oristano, Omaka Omegah, and Sarah Kate Allsup in Friday Night Lights (2006)
      Friday Night Lights
      8.7
      TV Series
      • written by
      • story editor
      • 2009–2011
    • Penn Badgley, Blake Lively, Taylor Momsen, Leighton Meester, Jessica Szohr, Chace Crawford, and Ed Westwick in Gossip Girl (2007)
      Gossip Girl
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2008–2009

    Additional Crew



    • Zooey Deschanel and Paul Schneider in All the Real Girls (2003)
      All the Real Girls
      6.7
      • representative: Jean Doumanian Productions
      • 2003

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      Had play, "Create Fate", with Sarah Chalke in the cast.

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