Excited about all genres that are listed. However, I am a huge fan of high-concept genre movies that transport audiences into a world different from theirs (e.g. it can be something that literally takes us to a new world/specific location or something that dives into a specific world such as mafia life like in THE GODFATHER). I always love to read projects that put underrepresented audiences in genre spaces we typically don’t see them in, such as Black Sci-fi or female driven action.
In terms of television, I truly have varied taste. I primarily want to focus on projects that are geared towards hour-long shows meant for streaming, but genuinely get excited by all the genres I have checked off.
I am not a huge fan of broad comedies (in features and television) and small indie drama features.
Jihad was born and raised in New Jersey, and graduated from Yale University with a B.S. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. He decided to forego attending medical school to explore a path in entertainment. Most recently, Jihad spent two years at Eric Newman’s production company Grand Electric as a Creative Executive. There, he worked on various projects in development at Netflix through the company's deal on the studio film side, including the upcoming REBEL MOON. Prior to Grand Electric, Jihad worked on the Original Studio Film team at Netflix. There, he worked on THE MIDNIGHT SKY, HUBIE HALLOWEEN, MOXIE, and SPIDERHEAD. Jihad started his career at WME in the Motion Picture Literary and Talent departments.
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