Beverly Hills Teens (1987) (writer, developer).

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987) (writer).

He currently resides in Los Angeles, with his wife and two children. Īside from writing for television, O’Brien co-wrote Jerry Bruckheimer’s Kangaroo Jack, and two junior novels.

O’Brien’s biggest hit is Disney’s Hannah Montana, a concept he successfully pitched based on the premise of an incredibly famous teenager-with-a-double-life, an idea conceived during a tenure on Nickelodeon’s television series All That, where the (then) teenage American pop singer Britney Spears featured as a guest. He attended Terra Linda High School, before joining Santa Clara University on a football scholarship, studying business and finance. Cooper, Judging Amy, and CSI: Miami.īarry O’Brien was born in San Francisco, California, to a large Irish Catholic family. His credits include Happy Days, Perfect Strangers, Hangin' with Mr. Shows retain their Certified Fresh status even if they fall below 75%, as long as the scores stay at 70% or above.Terra Linda High School, Santa Clara UniversityĬhildren's books, suspense, crime fiction, action, adventure, humourīarry O'Brien (born 1957) is an American television writer and producer best known as the co-creator of Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. To be Certified Fresh, seasons must score at least 75% on the Tomatometer, with at least 20 critic reviews (five of those from Top Critics). (Not all titles receive episodic reviews and scores.)

With a 96% score, The Last of Us season 1 has the most reviews of any title on the list with 143 reviews across the season and its individual episodes. British import Cunk on Earth holds on to the top spot with a perfect score on 23 reviews. We kicked off the list with some early favorites including the series premieres of The Last of Us on HBO, Poker Face on Peacock, and Shrinking on Apple TV+, as well as the final seasons of Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard and HBO’s Succession and Barry. this year and were designated Certified Fresh.

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