Michael Deigh is a Los Angeles-based writer and producer currently serving as Staff Writer on The CW’s Kung Fu. Previously, Michael served as Writers’ Assistant on Kung Fu, Writers’ Assistant and Writers’ PA on NBC’s Blindspot, and production assistant in Warner Bros. TV’s main production department on the WB studio lot in Burbank, CA.
Michael has worked with some of the industry’s most respected filmmakers, including Martin Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker in their New York office during post production for the film Hugo. He also worked with director David O. Russell in Boston and New York City during production for the film American Hustle.
Michael is co-creator of Artistically Challenged, the first episodic TV show created for Instagram. It received international attention from outlets including Vulture, The Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, Engadget. The series was given the Judge’s Choice Award at the Raindance Film Festival in London, where Michael was invited to speak on a panel and accept the award in person.
Michael is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a major in Film and Television Production. He is founder of The Screenwriting and Acting Social Club, a workshop for writers, filmmakers, and actors in the Washington, DC area.
WRITING
KUNG FU (THE CW)
SEASON 2: Nicky’s desperation to find Mia intensifies after learning that Mia is beginning to unravel, and that Xiao’s prophecy may be coming true. Meanwhile, Zhilan makes a surprising discovery about Russell Tan’s plan.
SEASON 1: When Nicky and Henry discover a potential clue about one of the weapons, they scramble to get ahead of Zhilan and Kerwin… which means seeking out a K-Pop star on tour in Las Vegas. (CO-WRITER)
GET WELL SOON
ORIGINAL PILOT: After her father's grizzly murder, the black sheep of a once-prominent family gets pulled back into the family business and quickly remembers that treachery and violence are necessary in the cut-throat world of greeting cards.
MALWARE
ORIGINAL PILOT: In the near future, after memory implants in the brain have become commonplace, two rebellious “virus hunters” work outside the law to help people get rid of malignant programs that threaten to ravage their minds.
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DECOMPRESSION
ORIGINAL PILOT: Three visionary entrepreneurs fight to keep their controversial company alive, a company that provides affordable therapy using a powerful artificial intelligence.