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name: "Tom Spezialy"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/tom-spezialy"
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:24:08.634457+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."
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# Tom Spezialy

Writer and producer. Born in Anchorage, Alaska.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 writing, 1 producing
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Spezialy, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4356575, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818434/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1215986

## Coming up

- *Blade Runner 2099* (2026-11-25), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/blade-runner-2099.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Leftovers*](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md) (87)

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

## Biography

Tom Spezialy is an American television screenwriter and producer. A native of Anchorage, Alaska, he graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He began his career in 1989 writing for comedy series and went on to write and produce for shows including *Parker Lewis Can't Lose*, *Jack & Jill* and *Ed*. He co-developed the series *Weird Science*.

Spezialy is best known for his work as a writer and executive producer on *Desperate Housewives* (2004), *Reaper* (2007), *The Leftovers* (2014) and *Watchmen* (2019). His contributions to *The Leftovers* earned a Peabody Award, while *Watchmen* received multiple Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited Series. His work has also been recognised by the Golden Globe Awards and Writers Guild of America Awards.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *The Leftovers* (2014), Fi1m 87, Story, Writer, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)

### Produced (1)

- *Watchmen* (2019), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)

## Complete filmography (22)

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

- *Blade Runner 2099* (2026), series, Executive Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Story — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/blade-runner-2099.md)
- *Watchmen* (2019), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/watchmen-2019.md)
- *Castle Rock* (2018), series, Consulting Producer
- *Ash vs Evil Dead* (2015), series, Writer, Creator
- *Manhattan* (2014), series, Writer
- *The Leftovers* (2014), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Story — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-leftovers.md)
- *Zero Hour* (2013), series, Story, Writer
- *CHAOS* (2011), series, Writer, Producer
- *Human Target* (2010), series, Writer
- *Reaper* (2007), series, Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Story
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Writer, Executive Producer, Story
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, Writer, Executive Producer
- *Ed* (2000), series, Writer
- *The District* (2000), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer, Teleplay
- *Jack & Jill* (1999), series, Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- *Get Real* (1999), series, Writer
- *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show* (1997), series, Director
- *Weird Science* (1994), series, Writer, Director
- *Parker Lewis Can't Lose* (1990), series, Writer, Story Editor
- *City* (1990), series, Writer
- *Lake Success*, series, Co-Writer
- *Disavowed*, series, Executive Producer

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