Robert Schenkkan adapted his Tony Award winning play as a feature film for HBO and Amblin. Steven Spielberg oversaw the production which was directed by Jay Roach and starred Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, and Frank Langella. The film was broadcast on HBO on Saturday, May 21, 2016. It garnered multiple nominations with 8 prime time Emmy Awards including Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Movie.
Work Category: Television
Spartacus
(A&E) – Miniseries
Spartacus is a 2004 North American miniseries directed by Robert Dornhelm and produced by Ted Kurdyla from a teleplay by Robert Schenkkan. It aired over two nights on the USA Network, and stars Goran Visnjic, Alan Bates, Angus Macfadyen, Rhona Mitra, Ian McNeice, Ross Kemp and Ben Cross. It is based on the novel of the same name by Howard Fast.
The Andromeda Strain
(ABC) Miniseries
The Pacific
(HBO and Playtone) – Miniseries
Robert Schenkkan is the Emmy-nominated co-author of 4 episodes of HBO’s 10-episode miniseries, THE PACIFIC, produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
THE PACIFIC is the long-awaited companion miniseries to BAND OF BROTHERS.