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E. Brian Dobbins

Producer · Long Beach, California, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · 1 other major award body

E. Brian Dobbins is an American television executive producer. Dobbins graduated from UCLA with a degree in English. He is a partner, and talent and literary manager at Principato-Young Entertainment.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Long Beach, California, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 15% in 30 days

What are E. Brian Dobbins' films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Grounded 4 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
5
Warm
6
Contemplative
3
Melancholic
2
Tense
2
Other
7

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch E. Brian Dobbins' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (5).

Subscription and free streaming for E. Brian Dobbins' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Jerry West: The Logo(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Trippin' with Anthony Anderson and Mama Doris(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Blackening(2022)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • White Men Can't Jump(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • You People(2023)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
  • Kings of BBQ(2023)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Cheaper by the Dozen(2022)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Mixed-ish(2019)

    Show 23 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Beats(2019)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Grown-ish(2018)

    Show 105 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Sea of Trees(2015)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Black-ish(2014)

    Show 175 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows
  • Do Not Disturb(2008)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Salvaged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • The Blackening 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles, 10 of them dated from 2014 to 2025.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing12 of 12: 12 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score42nd

By decade

2010s4 · crew2020s6 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

5 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2021.

  1. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  2. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy
  4. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do E. Brian Dobbins' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th5

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is E. Brian Dobbins' work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 35 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 24 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 67 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does E. Brian Dobbins work with?

People who share at least 2 of E. Brian Dobbins' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Anthony Anderson shares the most, 4.

Actors

Producers