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Maniac
Productions

The film and television company founded by Michael Seitzman — network drama, documentary, and feature film.

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The Studio

From network drama to feature film.

Maniac Productions was founded in 2017 by writer-producer Michael Seitzman. The company makes scripted and unscripted series for broadcast, cable, and streaming, and has produced feature films and documentary work.

Its current series, The Rainmaker, adapts the John Grisham novel for USA Network and was renewed for a second season in 2025.

At a glance
Founded2017, Los Angeles
Current seriesThe Rainmaker (USA Network)
Develops forBroadcast · Cable · Streaming
DisciplinesScripted & Unscripted · Feature Film
RepresentationWME
Selected Work

Selected film and television.

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Key art for The Rainmaker, the USA Network adaptation of John Grisham's legal thriller.
USA Network · 2025

The Rainmaker

Creator · Showrunner · Executive Producer

An idealistic young lawyer takes on a corrupt system — and a feared opposing counsel — in this adaptation of John Grisham's legal thriller.

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Key art for Choir, the Disney+ docuseries about the Detroit Youth Choir.
Disney+ · 2024

Choir

Executive Producer

A documentary series following the Detroit Youth Choir as they prepare for the performance of a lifetime at Carnegie Hall.

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Key art for the ABC thriller series Quantico.
ABC · 2015–2018

Quantico

Showrunner · Executive Producer

A thriller set among a class of FBI recruits, after one of them is suspected of orchestrating an attack on home soil.

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Key art for the CBS medical drama Code Black.
CBS · 2015–2018

Code Black

Showrunner · Executive Producer

A medical drama set in the overwhelmed emergency room of a Los Angeles hospital, where doctors are pushed past their limits.

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News & Press

In the press.

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VarietyOct 2025‘The Rainmaker’ Renewed for Season 2 at USA NetworkVarietyAug 2025‘Rainmaker’ Trailer: Rudy Baylor Goes on the Offensive in USA Network Legal DramaDisney+Jan 2024‘Choir,’ the Detroit Youth Choir Docuseries, Premieres on Disney+
Portrait of Michael Seitzman, founder of Maniac Productions.
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Michael Seitzman

Michael Seitzman is a writer, producer, and director, and the founder of Maniac Productions. He is best known for writing the feature film North Country, which earned two Academy Award nominations, and serves as creator, showrunner and executive producer of The Rainmaker, USA Network's adaptation of the John Grisham novel.

His other television work includes Quantico, Code Black, and Intelligence and Choir, in addition to various feature films.

Writer · Producer · DirectorFounder, Maniac ProductionsShowrunner, The RainmakerLos Angeles
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Maniac Productions
Los Angeles

For inquiries regarding film and television projects. Maniac Productions and Michael Seitzman are represented by WME.

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