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Zach Kanin

Zach Kanin

Producer, writer and actor · Washington, D.C., USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 1 other major award body

From
Washington, D.C., USA
Works as
Producer, writer and actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Zach Kanin's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Self
24%
Morality
24%
Ideas
17%
Society
10%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
3
Manic
3
Tense
2

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Zach Kanin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Zach Kanin's 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

6 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Chair Company(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Victor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Carmen Christopher: Live from the Windy City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Director · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · Actor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Detroiters(2017)

    Show 20 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special(2017)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Documentary Now!(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 6 titles from 2015 to 2025.

Highest rated

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

The Chair Company (2025)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 6: 0 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting1 of 6: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting4 of 6: 2 only writing, 2 with another roleProducing4 of 6: 1 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew3 of 6: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

6 titles, 3 with more than one role — producing and writing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

2010s4 · 1 acting · 4 crew2020s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 4 other major awards from 19 major nominations, 2012–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 2 nominations
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy Series
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · New Series
  2. 2024
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
  3. 2023
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
  4. 2022
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
  5. 2020
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
  6. 2018
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety–Music, Awards, Tributes–Specials
  7. 2017
    • Writers Guild Award, won · Comedy/Variety Sketch Series
  8. 2016
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety - Sketch Series
Show 4 earlier years
  1. 2015
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  2. 2014
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  3. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series
  4. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - 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.

Who does Zach Kanin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Zach Kanin's MovieCove titles; Tim Robinson shares the most, 3.