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John Hyams

American screenwriter and film director

Summary

American screenwriter and film director

Field	Value
name	John Hyams
occupation
yearsactive	1986–present

John Hyams is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, best known for his involvement in the Universal Soldier series, for which he has directed two installments. Hyams is the son of director Peter Hyams.

Career

Hyams graduated from Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts, becoming a noted painter and sculptor exhibiting and selling work in New York and Los Angeles. He became known in Hollywood in 1997 after writing, producing, and directing the critically acclaimed One Dog Day. The film debuted at the Taos Talking Picture Film Festival. After that, Hyams directed several documentaries, most notably The Smashing Machine, which follows the life of fighter Mark Kerr. Hyams also directed several episodes of ABC Television's NYPD Blue.

In 2009, Hyams took over the Universal Soldier franchise, directing the film Regeneration, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren. It was shot mostly in Bulgaria on a budget of $9 million. Then, in 2012, he wrote and produced a sequel called Day of Reckoning, which also featured Van Damme and Lundgren. It was shot in 3D with a budget of $8 million.

Over the course of 2014 and 2015, Hyams directed several episodes of the horror series Z Nation, including the pilot. Hyams has also directed for numerous other TV series, including Chicago P.D., Chicago Fire, and Chucky, and acted as showrunner for the Z Nation spin-off Black Summer. In 2018 he returned to feature work with the independent comedy-drama All Square, starring Michael Kelly. In 2020 he directed the thriller Alone, and in 2022 the Kevin Williamson-scripted, Blumhouse-produced horror film Sick.

Filmography

Films

Title	Year	Credited as	Notes	Director	Producer	Writer	One Dog Day	The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr	Fight Day	Rank	Cowtown: Bull Riding Sessions	Beyond a Reasonable Doubt	Universal Soldier: Regeneration	The Razzle Dazzle	The Ignorant Bliss of Sun and Moon	Dragon Eyes	Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning	Days of Reckoning: The Making of Universal Soldier 4	Skin Trade	All Square	Alone	Sick	The Shepherd
1997
2002				Documentary film, also editor
2003				Featurette, also editor
2006				Documentary film, also editor
2006				Featurette
2009
2009				Also editor
2009				Short film
2010				Short film, also editor, cinematographer and sound editor
2012
2012				Also editor
2013				Featurette
2014				Uncredited script revisions
2018
2020				Also editor
2022
2026

Television

The numbers in directing and writing credits refer to the number of episodes.

Title	Year	Credited as	Network	Notes	Creator	Director	Producer	Writer	Executive
producer	NYPD Blue	Blind Justice	Z Nation	The Originals	12 Deadly Days	Chicago P.D.	Chicago Fire	Legacies	Black Summer	Roswell, New Mexico	Chucky	Teacup	The Rookie	The Recruit
2003–2005		(4)				ABC	Producer (season 12)
2005		(1)
2014–2017		(9)		(5)		Syfy	Co-producer (season 1; 8 episodes)
Co-executive producer (season 2; 13 episodes)
2016–2017		(3)				The CW
2016		(1)				YouTube Red	Anthology series
2017–2025		(7 episodes)				NBC
2017		(1)
2019		(1)				The CW
2019–2021		(9)		(5)		Netflix	Also showrunner
2022		(1)				The CW
2022–2023		(3)				Syfy
USA Network
2024		(2)				Peacock
2025		(1)				ABC
2025		(1)				Netflix

References

"John Hyams". imdb.
Daniels, Hunter. (December 7, 2012). "Director John Hyams Talks UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING, Plus the Top 11 Things to Know About Hyams and His Film". collider.com.
Antosca, Nick. "Masterpiece Theatre: Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning". Paris Review.

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