---
name: "Adam Countee"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-countee"
fi1m_id: "adam-countee"
imdb_id: "nm1888740"
tmdb_id: 1531428
roles: ["Writer","Producer","Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-09-30T20:39:26.351622+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Countee

## Identity

Adam Countee

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-countee
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-countee
- **IMDb ID:** nm1888740
- **TMDB ID:** 1531428
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1531428

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer, Director
- **Active:** 2009–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 5: 1 directing, 4 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Matt Warburton](https://film.one/person/matt-warburton.md), [Beth McCarthy-Miller](https://film.one/person/beth-mccarthy-miller.md), [Chris McKenna](https://film.one/person/chris-mckenna.md), [Chris Schleicher](https://film.one/person/chris-schleicher.md), [Claire Scanlon](https://film.one/person/claire-scanlon.md), [Ken Whittingham](https://film.one/person/ken-whittingham.md), [Lang Fisher](https://film.one/person/lang-fisher.md), [Linda Mendoza](https://film.one/person/linda-mendoza.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 81, as writer, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 83 (1), 2010s 77 (2), 2020s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888740/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1531428

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Severance*](https://film.one/tv/severance.md) (86)
- **Hulu:** [*Community*](https://film.one/tv/community.md) (83)
- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82)
- **Netflix:** [*Never Have I Ever*](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md) (74)
- **Disney+:** [*The Mindy Project*](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Countee is a television writer and producer. A Georgetown University graduate (class of 2003), he began his career writing for the sketch comedy group Handsome Donkey before moving into scripted television.

His writing credits include episodes of *Community* (2010–2012), *The Mindy Project* (2012–2013), *Silicon Valley* (2016–2017), *Vice Principals* (2016–2017), *Run* (2020), *The Shrink Next Door* (2021), *History of the World: Part II* (2023) and *Severance* (2025). He has also worked as a producer on several of these series and received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series (*Silicon Valley*, 2016 and 2017) and Outstanding Drama Series (*Severance*, 2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, alumni.georgetown.edu, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

### Directed (1)

- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), Fi1m 74, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)

### Wrote (4) — the average rests on these

- *Severance* (2022), Fi1m 86, Writer, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Writer, Producer, Supervising Producer, Consulting Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Community* (2009), Fi1m 83, Writer, Story Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *History of the World: Part II* (2023), series, Writer
- *Willow: Behind the Magic* (2023), Writer, Executive Producer, Director
- *Severance* (2022), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/severance.md)
- *Never Have I Ever* (2020), series, Director — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/never-have-i-ever-2020.md)
- *Camping* (2018), series, Co-Executive Producer
- *Great News* (2017), series, as Chip
- *Vice Principals* (2016), series, Writer, Producer
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, Writer, Supervising Producer, Producer, Consulting Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *The Mindy Project* (2012), series, Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mindy-project.md)
- *Community* (2009), series, Writer, Story Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/community.md)
- *American Dreams* (2002), series, as Adam
- *The Fighting Shirley Chisholm*, Writer

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