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Jaffar Mahmood is an American television director and producer. His episode of the television show “The Great”, titled “Ice”[1] was listed by Rolling Stone Magazine to be one of the top 10 TV episodes of 2023.[2]
He directed the episode of “Brooklyn Nine Nine” featuring the line up of perps singing “I Want It That Way” by the Backstreet Boys which became a viral sensation.[3][4]
Career
[edit]Mahmood’s television experience includes both single camera half hour comedies and one hour dramas. Directing credits include Bridgerton (Netflix), Stick[5] (Apple TV+), The Residence[6] (Netflix), The Great[7] (Hulu), Interior Chinatown[8] (Hulu), Dear Edward (Apple TV+), Young Sheldon[9] (CBS), Reboot[10] (Hulu), Maggie (Hulu), Mr Mayor (NBC), Killing It (Peacock), As We See It (Prime), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC), Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix), LA to Vegas (Fox), Modern Family (ABC), Superstore (NBC), Life in Pieces (ABC), The Middle (ABC), Powerless (NBC), The Real O’Neals (ABC), About a Boy (NBC).
Producing credits include Stick (Executive Producer) and Young Sheldon (Co-executive Producer) where he served as the producing director on both shows.[11]
Mahmood began his directing career by writing, directing, producing the independent feature film “Shades of Ray” in 2006.
Education
[edit]MFA from The Peter Stark Producing Program at University of Southern California where Mahmood is listed as 'Notable Alumni'.[12]
BA from Tufts University.
Personal Life
[edit]Born: Toms River, New Jersey.
References
[edit]- ^ Noble, Matt (2023-06-15). "'The Great' director Jaffar Mahmood on the shocking twist in 'Ice' [Exclusive Video Interview]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (2023-12-24). "The 10 Best TV Episodes of 2023". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Jones, Ralph (2023-10-12). "How 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Nailed its Backstreet Boys Cold Open and Achieved Sketch Comedy Perfection". GQ. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah (2023-10-15). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Iconic Backstreet Boys Cold Open Was A Last-Minute Addition". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Apple TV+ celebrates the world premiere of "Stick," starring and executive produced by Owen Wilson". Apple TV+ Press. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Billington, Alex (2025-02-03). "First Look Teaser for 'The Residence' Series - White House Whodunit | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Noble, Matt (2023-06-15). "'The Great' director Jaffar Mahmood on the shocking twist in 'Ice' [Exclusive Video Interview]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Horton, Adrian (2024-11-19). "Interior Chinatown review – ambitious, yet tiring, adaptation of Charles Yu's novel". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ Dumaraog, Ana (2022-12-29). "Young Sheldon Star Honors Series Director With Nostalgic BTS Images". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "reboot show Summary, Latest News, Trailer, Season List, Cast, Where to Watch and More". ScreenRant. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "Jaffar Mahmood | Director, Producer, Writer". IMDb. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
- ^ "USC Cinematic Arts | Notable Alumni". cinema.usc.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-01.