Jay Adams
Biography
With credits across film and TV, Jay Adams is an accomplished screenwriter who has
developed projects with notable production companies, including Hartbeat, Davis Entertainment,
Fox 21, Participant, and Jason Blum/Eli Roth’s Crypt TV. His award-winning pilot script
Midnight City was praised for its portrayal of 1960s LGBTQ+ life in San Francisco.
He began his career as a music video producer, director, and editor, collaborating
with bands and labels such as Rancid’s Hellcat Records and The Dandy Warhols’ Beat
the World Records. He also worked as a local news writer for San Diego’s NBC affiliate.
In addition to his writing career, Adams mentors and volunteers with a handful of
juvenile halls and rehabilitation programs.