---
name: "Paul De Meo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-de-meo"
fi1m_id: "paul-de-meo"
imdb_id: "nm0210290"
tmdb_id: 45987
wikidata_id: "Q7150189"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "4 June 1953"
died: "26 February 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-30T20:09:27.469157+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."
---

# Paul De Meo

## Identity

Paul De Meo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-de-meo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-de-meo
- **IMDb ID:** nm0210290
- **TMDB ID:** 45987
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7150189
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_De_Meo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150189, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210290/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45987

Writer. Born 4 June 1953. Died 26 February 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 4 June 1953
- **Died:** 26 February 2018
- **Also known as:** Paul DeMeo, Paul Demeo
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_De_Meo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150189, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0210290/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/45987

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Da 5 Bloods*](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Paul De Meo (1953–2018) was an American screenwriter and producer who worked in film, television and video games. He frequently collaborated with Danny Bilson, with whom he formed Pet Fly Productions after meeting at California State University, San Bernardino.

Their credits include the cult film *Trancers* (1985) and its sequels, *The Rocketeer* (1991), the 1990 television series *The Flash*, and several television programmes such as *Viper* and *The Sentinel*. De Meo also wrote for video games, including entries in the James Bond and Red Faction series. His screenplay for *Da 5 Bloods*, co-written with Bilson, was released posthumously in 2020, directed by Spike Lee.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Da 5 Bloods* (2020), Fi1m 72, Writer — [page](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

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

- *Da 5 Bloods* (2020), Writer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/da-5-bloods.md)
- *The Flash* (2014), series, Thanks
- *Company of Heroes* (2013), Story
- *Red Faction: Origins* (2011), Story
- *Trancers 6: Life After Deth* (2002), Characters
- *The Sentinel* (1996), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
- *Trancers 5: Sudden Deth* (1994), Characters
- *Trancers 4: Jack of Swords* (1994), Characters
- *Viper* (1994), series, Creator
- *Viper* (1994), Writer
- *The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade* (1992), Executive Producer
- *Trancers III* (1992), Characters
- *Human Target* (1992), series, Creator
- *The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster* (1991), Executive Producer
- *Trancers II* (1991), Characters
- *The Rocketeer* (1991), Screenplay, Story
- *The Flash* (1990), Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Flash* (1990), series, Writer, Teleplay, Executive Producer, Story, Creator
- *Arena* (1989), Writer
- *The Wrong Guys* (1988), Writer, Co-Producer
- *Trancers: City of Lost Angels* (1988), Writer
- *Pulse Pounders* (1988), Writer
- *Kung Fu the next generation* (1987), Writer, Producer
- *CBS Summer Playhouse* (1987), series, Writer
- *Eliminators* (1986), Writer
- *Zone Troopers* (1985), Writer
- *Trancers* (1984), Writer
- *Journeys through the Darkzone* (1984), Writer

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