MERRILL ENTERTAINMENT, A Todd Grodnick Production:
2021: The development and pitching of a Dramatic television series, "MANIPULATOR" with writer/co-producer Charlie Forray based on the control of world power. Our feature film, DETOURS, a Romantic/Comedy/Adventure written by Abbey Cleland is being re-developed to an old retired lawyer assisting a same age women both using old fashioned ways to rescue her life and change each other. ME has co-developed a Comedy Television series with NYC Comedian Jen Kay, THE JEN KAY SHOW, as a Janitorial Supervisor for the NYC DA's office, Jen's quirky sense of living draws her to assisting on the legal cases, and MIXED NUTZ, with two siblings living together from opposite sides of the economic tracks, discovery a mutual lifestyle. Developing a dramatic series, DUE PROCESS, when the new female DA changes the practice of law. ME is completing rewrites on CHANCE OF CLOUDS, a coming of age family drama/comedy. ME is developing and producing a dramatic television series based on a indian women changing the lifestyle on a large Indian Reservation she has only known as home. ME has plans in developing two feature projects with writers from Australia. What started out as a high school student film has developed into a career for Todd — in which he has supported his independent producing with 25 years of experience by his work on features and television in the Studio system and Independents. Member (PGA) Producers Guild of America Member (DGA) Directors Guild of America Studied at the University of Southern California, USC Todd’s work through both the Studio system and Independent work included; 20th Fox: Die Hard 2, In the Line of Fire, The Osterman Weekend, Man With One Red Shoe, L.A. Law, Hooperman Paramount Pictures: Two Jakes, and Star Trek II-The Wrath of Kahn Warner Bros.: Lethal Weapon, Louis & Clark-The Adventures of Superman, Gabriel’s Fire HBO: Blind Justice Viacom: Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Diagnosis Murder, Little Witches Columbia: I Dream of Jeannie 15 Years Later, T.J. Hooker, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island.
What started out as a high school student film has developed into a career for Todd — in which he has supported his independent producing with 25 years experience by securing responsibility to gain invaluable knowledge of the production process enabling him to become a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America through Studio and Independent features and TV including; 20th Fox: Die Hard 2, In the Line of Fire, The Osterman Weekend, Man With One Red Shoe, L.A. Law, Hooperman Paramount Pictures: Two Jakes, and Star Trek II-The Wrath of Kahn Warner Bros.: Lethal Weapon, Louis & Clark-The Adventures of Superman, Gabriel’s Fire HBO: Blind Justice Viacom: Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, Diagnosis Murder, Little Witches Columbia: I Dream of Jeannie 15 Years Later, T.J. Hooker, Hart to Hart, Fantasy Island.
Member (PGA) Producers Guild of America
Member (DGA) Directors Guild of America
Studied at the University of Southern California, USC