Molyneux sisters

Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin, known collectively as the Molyneux sisters, are American screenwriters and television producers.

Career

They have written for Bob's Burgers since 2011, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 2017 and an Annie Award in 2017 for writing "The Hormone-iums".[1] Along with Minty Lewis, the pair co-created the animated sitcom The Great North, which premiered on January 3, 2021.[2][3] On November 20, 2020, it was announced that they would write the screenplay alongside returning screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick for Deadpool & Wolverine, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).[4] However, their work was not credited in the film.

The Molyneuxs are originally from Indiana, but grew up in Southern California. Wendy is a 1997 graduate of Pomona College, and is married to writer Jeff Drake, with whom she has four children. Lizzie is married to writer Matthew Logelin, with whom she has 3 children.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Writers	Producers
2022	The Bob's Burgers Movie	No	Executive
	The People We Hate at the Wedding	Yes	No

Uncredited writers

• Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) (additional literary material writers)[6]
• The Union (2024) (additional literary material writers)[7]

Television

Year	Title	Credited as		Notes
		Writers	Executive producers
2006–07	The Megan Mullally Show	Yes	No	Wendy only
2008	Point View Terrace	No	Yes	Wendy only
2011–present	Bob's Burgers	Yes	Yes	Wrote 29 episodes, also staff writers, story editors, and executive story editors Also co-producers, producers, supervising producers, and co-executive producers
2015	Nerd Herd	Yes	Yes	Television movie
2017	Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally: Summer of 69: No Apostrophe	Yes	No	Television special, Wendy only
2021–present	The Great North	Yes	Yes	Co-creators, wrote 4 episodes

References

1. Kroll, Justin (20 November 2020). "'Deadpool 3': Marvel Studios And Ryan Reynolds Tap The Molyneux Sisters To Pen The Sequel". Deadline.
2. "Fox Is Developing a New Animated Show Called The Great North From The Bob's Burgers Team". Vulture. 28 September 2018.
3. Holub, Christian (October 30, 2020). "Teaser: The Great North". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
4. Jackson, Angelique (20 November 2020). "'Deadpool 3' Taps 'Bob's Burgers' Writers The Molyneux Sisters". Variety.
5. Gurza, Agustin. "The World According to Bob's Burgers". Retrieved 20 November 2020.
6. "Deadpool & Wolverine". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
7. "Our Man From Jersey". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved November 11, 2024.

External links

• Lizzie Molyneux at IMDb
• Wendy Molyneux at IMDb