TELEVISION

 
 

FRAN K.

Rob Schmidt wrote and directed the Fran K. pilot in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.

In this modern retelling of Frankenstein, we follow a gay teenager as she’s forced from her home and on to the streets. As her life spirals down she is forced into prostitution and finally murder and death row.

 
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FEAR ITSELF: SPIRIT BOX

Rob directed Anna Kendrick, Martin Donovan, Jessica Parker Kennedy in this NBC series .

Emily D'Angelo is a dead schoolgirl who speaks to her classmates from beyond the grave. She reveals that she was murdered and she wants her friends help to seek revenge.

 

ROOM FOR MURDER

When Kristen decides to take a break from college and return home, she finds Jake, a handsome stranger, living in her old room. Her mother, Moira, explains that she invited Jake to live as a tenant to help with the house expenses. Soon, Kristen discovers not only are Jake and Moira sleeping together, but Jake has a secret, dangerous past.

Lifetime Original

 

MASTERS OF HORROR: RIGHT TO DIE

Rob joins the list of great horror directors to create this chilling story for Masters of Horror.

Late at night on a lonely country road, Cliff Addison (Martin Donovan of THE DEAD ZONE, WEEDS) and his wife Abby are involved in a fiery car wreck that leaves Cliff unhurt and his wife hideously burned. As Abby lies comatose, kept alive only by life support, her charred spirit seeks vengeance on those who profit from her plight including a slick attorney (Corbin Bernsen). Amidst a storm of angry relatives and pushy reporters, a controversial issue is about to take a horrific turn: Even if Cliff can now find a way to keep his wife alive, will a monstrous secret condemn him to a living hell forever?

 
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SWAMP MURDERS

Rob Schmidt directed multiple episodes including Point of no Return. In this episode, the lives of two Georgia teenagers are lost after shots ring out on a remote Florida beach; even with officers from two jurisdictions on the case, leads are scarce, then an unexpected call comes in and promises swift resolution.

Swamp Murders (TV Series)
- Point of No Return (2017)

 
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YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE

Rob has directed 4 episodes of the True Crime TV Show, Your Worst Nightmare which include:

- Come With Me (2019)

- Locked Away (2019)

- Home Invasion (2018)

- Twisted Plan (2018)

 
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DEAD SILENT

Rob Schmidt has directed two episodes of this chilling thriller show from ID.

Dead Silent (TV Series)

- Secrets of the Santa Cruz Mountains (2017)

- Fatal Friendship (2017)