Jay Carson

Jay Carson is an American screenwriter and producer. Carson worked in domestic and international politics for Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Howard Dean, Bill Bradley, Chuck Schumer, Mike Bloomberg, and Tom Daschle before his career in film and television. He was Hillary Clinton's press secretary in her 2008 presidential campaign. He is the former Chief Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles, serving under Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Film and television career Carson began his career in Hollywood as a supervising producer and political consultant for the Netflix original series, House of Cards. He worked on the show since its inception. Carson co-wrote the 2018 film, The Front Runner, about Gary Hart's failed presidential bid. It starred Hugh Jackman. Carson is the creator of the Apple TV+ series The Morning Show, serving as executive producer alongside Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. Apple's near $300-million-plus commitment for the show is one of the largest ever. In April 2018, Carson was fired from The Morning Show over "creative differences." An arbitration process at the Writers Guild of America awarded Carson the lone "created by" credit.