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Sean B. Carroll

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Additional Crew
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Sean B. Carroll is known for Project Hail Mary (2026), The Farthest (2017) and The Lucky Specials (2017).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz in Project Hail Mary (2026)
    Project Hail Mary
    8.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 2026
    The Farthest (2017)
    The Farthest
    8.1
    • Producer
    • 2017
    Oros Mampofu in The Lucky Specials (2017)
    The Lucky Specials
    5.9
    • Producer
    • 2017
    F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Calling: A Medical School Journey
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • The Calling (2024)
      The Calling
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • executive in charge
      • consulting producer
      • 2009–2024
    • Every Little Thing (2024)
      Every Little Thing
      7.2
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Jayda G in Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power (2023)
      Blue Carbon: Nature's Hidden Power
      6.8
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Wilding (2023)
      Wilding
      7.3
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Wild Hope (2023)
      Wild Hope
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Blue Whales: Return of the Giants (2023)
      Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
      7.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
      • 2021–2023
    • All That Breathes (2022)
      All That Breathes
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Race for the Vaccine (2021)
      Race for the Vaccine
      6.4
      • executive producer: HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
      • 2021
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Our Gorgongosa (2020)
      Our Gorgongosa
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2019)
      Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
      7.7
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Backyard Wilderness (2018)
      Backyard Wilderness
      6.8
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Writer

    • A Series of Fortunate Events (2020)
      A Series of Fortunate Events
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • based on the book "The Serengeti Rules" by
      • 2019
    • The Serengeti Rules (2018)
      The Serengeti Rules
      8.0
      • Based on the book by
      • 2018
    • Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds
      Short
      • written by
      • 2015
    • Great Transitions: The Origin of Humans
      Short
      • additional writer
      • 2014
    • Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods
      Short
      • contributing writer
      • 2014
    • Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture
      Short
      • writer
      • 2013
    • The Making of the Fittest: Evolving Switches, Evolving Bodies
      Short
      • writer
      • 2012
    • The Day the Mesozoic Died (2012)
      The Day the Mesozoic Died
      6.6
      Short
      • additional writing
      • 2012
    • The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
      Short
      • additional writer
      • 2011
    • The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans
      Short
      • writer
      • 2011
    • The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes
      Short
      • additional writer
      • story
      • 2011
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • based on the books by
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Ryan Gosling and James Ortiz in Project Hail Mary (2026)
      Project Hail Mary
      8.2
      • science advisor
      • 2026
    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • executive director: HHMI Tangled Banks Studio
      • 2019
    • Great Transitions: The Origin of Birds
      Short
      • scientific consultant
      • 2015
    • Your Inner Fish (2014)
      Your Inner Fish
      8.7
      TV Series
      • executive in charge
      • 2014
    • The Day the Mesozoic Died (2012)
      The Day the Mesozoic Died
      6.6
      Short
      • scientific consultant
      • 2012
    • The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation
      Short
      • scientific consultant
      • 2011
    • The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection in Humans
      Short
      • scientific consultant
      • 2011
    • The Making of the Fittest: The Birth and Death of Genes
      Short
      • scientific consultant
      • 2011
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Dr. Sean Carroll

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