Trey Callaway is an award-winning writer, producer, director, and television showrunner. He wrote the screenplay for the hit horror film I Still Know What You Did Last Summer and was the EP and co-showrunner of Amazon’s House of David. Callaway was executive producer and showrunner of the Fox crime drama APB and The CW’s The Messengers, and created the critically acclaimed science fiction/medical series Mercy Point. Collaborating with Hollywood luminaries like Harrison Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ron Howard, and Tim Burton—Callaway has penned original series pilots for virtually every studio, network, and streamer—and written and produced for hit shows like CSI:NY, Supernatural, Rush Hour, Revolution, Station 19, and 9-1-1: Lone Star. He has also consulted with companies including Netflix, Amazon, Imagine Entertainment, Disney+ Asia, and Ciwen Group on projects produced in over a dozen countries around the world. And for more than twenty years, Callaway has taught at the University of Southern California’s prestigious School of Cinematic Arts.
CREDITS
GLOBAL WORK
Trey Callaway has also built an extensive career as showrunner and consultant for major entertainment companies worldwide, known for combining American storytelling craft with genuine respect for local voice and cultural authenticity.
After running the Chinese-American co-production Gangsters of Shanghai for Ciwen Media and Prodigal TV, Callaway was tapped by Imagine Entertainment co-founder Ron Howard to develop Mindscaping, an original sci-fi drama for Chinese audiences—traveling to Beijing to lead a full writers’ room through its first season.
That work led to a string of international consulting roles: Amazon Studios sent him to Mexico City to work with filmmakers across Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile; he helped launch six series in Tokyo; and contributed to a half-dozen more productions in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Netflix brought him to Munich to help shepherd the German drama Kitz into production, and has since had him lead writers’ workshops across Europe, the Middle East, South America, Asia, and Africa.
As a Consulting Producer, Callaway helped launch both Taiwan Crime Stories and Gunshots for Disney+ Asia, and has also served as a CP on Amazon’s hit Argentinian series Barrabrava. In his words, “the best stories define us and unite us.” And Callaway’s unique ability to work with global storytellers has been very successful in doing just that.
NEOCINEMA
NeoCinema is an award-winning film studio crafting groundbreaking Al-generated content by seasoned and successful Hollywood professionals. Co-founded by Trey Callaway and Jeff T. Thomas, NeoCinema expertly blends artistic storytelling with advanced digital tools to set new benchmarks in dramatic, comedic, and visually captivating film and television. Committed to ethical practices, NeoCinema is also forging new artistic opportunities for writers, actors, and creative professionals alike; fostering equity and innovation and providing a new generation of jobs across the industry.
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EDUCATION
With a firm belief in the notion of “training your replacements,” Trey Callaway has made a priority of being an educator. As an esteemed faculty member at the University of Southern California’s prestigious School of Cinematic Arts (from which he also graduated), Trey has taught hundreds of students over 20+ years. Through the flagship class he created known as PITCHING 101, and his work as a senior thesis and grad school admissions advisor, he has helped shape a generation of extraordinary talent.
Trey has also lent his knowledge and experience to schools like the American Film Institute, DePaul University, Brooklyn College Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema, Los Angeles High School for the Arts, Bates College, and organizations like The Disruptors Fellowship, Feminist Media Festival, SXSW, EMERGE Fellowship, and The United Nations.
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PODCASTS
As a writer, director, producer, and guest— Trey Callaway has enjoyed a great deal of work in the audio entertainment space.
AGE OF ACTION
COMING SOON! An exciting new scripted drama featuring an all-star cast!
BE GOOD HUMANS
Trey partnered with Radio Hall of Fame Member/Comedian Brian Phelps to produce a 24-episode podcast featuring three things that audiences love to hear: Good comedy. Good conversation. And good interviews profiling truly good humans. In an often dark and divisive world, this is a weekly show designed to make you laugh. Make you cry. And most of all, make you think about the capacity that each of us have to dig a little deeper, try a little harder, and be the very best versions of ourselves… all in the hopes of finding our own way to… BE GOOD HUMANS.
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October 27, 2025
October 19, 2025
March 23, 2025
February 29, 2024
December 20, 2023
June 8, 2023
May 27, 2023
May 17, 2023
March 27, 2023
March 17, 2020
October 31, 2018
July 25, 2015
PERFORMANCE
From his younger days appearing in school theatre productions and local commercials (as well as a brief speaking role in Francis Ford Coppola’s beloved motion picture THE OUTSIDERS)—Trey’s storytelling skills have always included a penchant for performance. Here are three links to original true stories he’s told before live audiences:
December 14, 2015
October 9, 2017
September 13, 2010
And here are four commercials from a nationwide campaign Trey starred in for Scott’s Lawn Service playing a disgruntled neighbor.
Treydio
With a life-long love for music and radio—Trey has spent the last 25+ years producing an annual compilation of his favorite songs called TREYDIO. Featuring iconic custom jingles from the Grammy award-winning Johnny Mann Singers, and cameos from radio greats like Beau Weaver, Liza Richardson, Larry Morgan, and Keri Tombazien—here are a few links to download the most recent shows for your listening pleasure. And if you hear something you like—please support the artists featured!
RECENT EPISODES
Representation
MANAGEMENT
Echo Lake Entertainment
http://www.echolakeentertainment.com
contact@echolakeproductions.com
9696 Wilshire Blvd, 3rd Fl,
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Rep: Zadoc Angell
Rep: Dave Brown
TALENT AGENT – LITERARY
Independent Artist Group (IAG)
https://independentartistgroup.com/
10585 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Rep: Kyle Loftus
Rep: Adam Kanter
Rep: Lucy Tashman
LEGAL COUNSEL
Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein
PH: 1-310-553-0305
Rep: Andrew L. Galker
Rep: Marcy Morris
Trey Callaway is a member of the
Writers Guild of America, West and SAG-AFTRA.