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Jena Friedman

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Jena Friedman
Jena Friedman travels the country in this true crime series. It's less of a whodunit and more of a "Why does this keep happening?" show. She digs deep to learn how these cases reveal the flaws in our sometimes dysfunctional criminal justice system.
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True Crime Story: Indefensible (2021– )
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Jena Friedman is known for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020), Palm Springs (2020) and WorkHarder: A Non-Funding Online Platform for Creative Projects (2014).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
    6.6
    • Writer
    • 2020
    Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti in Palm Springs (2020)
    Palm Springs
    7.4
    • Daisy the Bartender
    • 2020
    WorkHarder: A Non-Funding Online Platform for Creative Projects
    Short
    • Producer
    • 2014
    Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
    Nobody Wants This
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.7
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2025
    • Jena Friedman in True Crime Story: Indefensible (2021)
      True Crime Story: Indefensible
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Jena Friedman in Joy of Quarantine (2020)
      Joy of Quarantine
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2 (2019)
      Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Soft Focus with Jena Friedman
      6.9
      TV Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Phil Keoghan in Explorer (2015)
      Explorer
      7.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Jon Stewart, Desi Lydic, Michael Kosta, Jordan Klepper, Ronny Chieng, and Josh Johnson in The Daily Show (1996)
      The Daily Show
      8.3
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2012–2015
    • Jena Friedman Interviews Dan Perino
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Todd's Guns
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • WorkHarder: A Non-Funding Online Platform for Creative Projects
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.7
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2025
    • Jena Friedman: Ladykiller (2022)
      Jena Friedman: Ladykiller
      5.5
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Borat's American Lockdown (2021)
      Borat's American Lockdown
      6.2
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2021
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
      Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
      6.6
      • screenplay by
      • 2020
    • Jena Friedman in Joy of Quarantine (2020)
      Joy of Quarantine
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2020
    • Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2 (2019)
      Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • writer
      • 2019
    • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
      The Conners
      5.9
      TV Series
      • story editor
      • 2018–2019
    • Soft Focus with Jena Friedman
      6.9
      TV Short
      • Writer
      • 2018
    • Jena Friedman: American Cunt (2016)
      Jena Friedman: American Cunt
      7.2
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Todd's Guns
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014
    • WorkHarder: A Non-Funding Online Platform for Creative Projects
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • David Letterman in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
      Late Show with David Letterman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2011

    Director

    • Jena Friedman in True Crime Story: Indefensible (2021)
      True Crime Story: Indefensible
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2022
    • Jena Friedman: Ladykiller (2022)
      Jena Friedman: Ladykiller
      5.5
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2 (2019)
      Soft Focus with Jena Friedman 2
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • WorkHarder: A Non-Funding Online Platform for Creative Projects
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014

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