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.