Jason Orley
Directing
Biography
Jason Orley is an American writer-director originally from Michigan. He grew up in Michigan with two older brothers and attended Lahser High School in the Detroit area, where he was exposed to film and TV production early on through a high school program and was accepted into NYU’s summer high school film program. During or after college, he interned for Nancy Meyers, including on It’s Complicated (2009) and later appeared as an actor in The Intern (2015). Orley’s debut feature film was Big Time Adolescence (2019), which he both wrote and directed. The screenplay for Big Time Adolescence had been one of his earliest, and it was written while he was in his early twenties; it appeared on the 2014 Black List. The film made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019 and was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in Drama. His second feature as director is I Want You Back (2022), a romantic comedy starring Charlie Day and Jenny Slate. In addition to feature films, Orley has done TV work as a writer (for example, Graves on Epix) and developed pilots for various networks and streaming platforms. Known for writing from personal experience, Orley has said that Big Time Adolescence was inspired by aspects of his childhood—growing up with older brothers, having mentors or role models who were not conventional, and exploring friendship and identity in adolescence. His style tends to favour authenticity, allowing characters to breathe rather than strictly controlling every detail, and staying grounded in emotional truth, even in comedic scenarios.
Known For
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
The Intern
Former two-term President Richard Graves embarks on a Don Quixote-like quest to right the wrongs of his administration and reclaim his legacy 25 years after leaving the White House. His enlightenment takes place just as his wife Margaret Graves decides it’s finally time for her to pursue her own political ambitions.
Graves
Pete Davidson attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships.
Bupkis
Peter and Emma thought they were on the precipice of life’s biggest moments – marriage, kids, and houses in the suburbs – until their respective partners dumped them. Horrified to learn that the loves of their lives have already moved on, Peter and Emma hatch a hilarious plan to win back their exes with unexpected results.
I Want You Back
A seemingly bright and mostly innocent 16-year-old named Mo attempts to navigate high school under the guidance of his best friend Zeke, an unmotivated-yet-charismatic college dropout. Although Zeke genuinely cares about Mo, things start to go awry as he teaches Mo nontraditional life lessons in drug dealing, partying, and dating. Meanwhile, Mo’s well-meaning dad tries to step in and take back the reins of his son’s upbringing.
Big Time Adolescence
A couple meets and befriends a celebrity couple while on a trip to Santa Barbara. Personal lines get crossed, among other things, and awkward hilarity ensues.
Close Personal Friends
Comedian and "SNL" star Pete Davidson drops a candid and intimate stand-up special shot live in New York City.
Pete Davidson: Alive from New York
Pete Davidson's fourth comedy special explores what it means to grow up, turning 30, love, life, and living in the woods.
Pete Davidson: Turbo Fonzarelli
Pete Davidson jokes about rumors, free plane rides and his very weird year as he invites his friends onstage for a night of stand-up comedy and music.
Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends
Plot TBA.