# Will Soodik

**Will Soodik** is an American screenwriter and producer, also credited professionally as **William Bromell** or Will Bromell, known for television work on *[Homeland](https://www.edgepedia.org/homeland-tv-series)*, *[Westworld](https://www.edgepedia.org/westworld-tv-series)*, and *Ash vs Evil Dead* and for writing the 2026 A24 feature film *Backrooms* (Internet creepypasta about endless empty yellow rooms).<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)</sup> His recorded screen credits run from 2013 to 2026.<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup>

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Profession | Screenwriter and producer; also credited as William Bromell and Will Bromell<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup> |
| Breakthrough film | *Backrooms* (2026), written for A24, directed by Kane Parsons<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> |
| Television credits | *Homeland* (1 episode, 2013), *Westworld* (writer and consulting producer), *Ash vs Evil Dead* (story editor and writer, 10 episodes), *Borgia* (teleplay)<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)</sup> |
| Executive producer roles | Co-EP in the *Neuromancer* writers room for Apple TV and Co-EP on *Westworld* for HBO<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> |
| Upcoming films | *Altar* for A24 (post-production) and *God's Country* (6th & Idaho)<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> |
| *Backrooms* reception | 86% critics score and 74% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/will_soodik)</sup> |

## Television career

Soodik's earliest recorded credit is a teleplay for the series *Borgia*, on the 2014 episode "1503 (2)" in the show's third season.<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup> In 2013 he wrote one episode of the Showtime espionage thriller *Homeland*, season 3 episode "Tower of David", under the name William Bromell.<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[5](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1126/william-bromell)</sup>

**Ash vs Evil Dead.** On the Starz horror-comedy series *Ash vs Evil Dead*, Soodik served as story editor across the second season and wrote for the show; IMDb lists him with writing and story editor credits on 10 episodes in 2016.<sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)</sup> [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) categorizes his role there as story editor.<sup>[6](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/will-soodik/credits/3061161086/)</sup>

**Westworld and later series work.** On HBO's *Westworld*, Soodik wrote the season 4 episode "Zhuangzi" (2022) and served as consulting producer on eight episodes of that season, including "Que Será, Será", "Metanoia", and "Fidélité".<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[2](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)</sup> The A24 press notes for *Backrooms* also credit him as co-executive producer in the writers room of *Neuromancer* for Apple TV and as co-EP on *Westworld*, and list writing work on *Damien* for A+E alongside *Borgia* and *Homeland*.<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> A December 2024 production listing for Skydance Television's *Neuromancer* names Will Bromell among the producers.<sup>[7](https://intelligence.ensider.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Production-Weekly_12-05-2024.pdf)</sup>

## Feature films

**Backrooms.** Soodik wrote *Backrooms* (2026) for A24, the feature directorial debut of [Kane Parsons](https://www.edgepedia.org/kane-parsons), the YouTube creator known as Kane Pixels whose analog-horror web series the film adapts.<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> Roberto Patino was initially set to write the screenplay but was replaced by Soodik.<sup>[8](https://www.slomp.nl/sites/default/files/backrooms_wacth21.pdf)</sup> The film stars [Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://www.edgepedia.org/chiwetel-ejiofor) and [Renate Reinsve](https://www.edgepedia.org/renate-reinsve) and was produced by Shawn Levy's 21 Laps Entertainment and James Wan's Atomic Monster in a rare partnership between the two companies.<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup> Soodik's credits on the film include both screenplay and screen story.<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup> The Associated Press review, while critical of the story's fit to the imagery, identifies the film as written by Soodik and produced by Osgood Perkins.<sup>[9](https://apnews.com/article/c7481eab3d0f46436730e88a6ccb9b89)</sup> On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an 86% critics score and a 74% audience score.<sup>[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/will_soodik)</sup> Kinopoisk users rate it 6.5 out of 10 from more than 265,000 votes.<sup>[10](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/3398345/)</sup>

**Altar and God's Country.** Soodik wrote *Altar* for A24, a horror film in post-production on which he also serves as executive producer.<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[11](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/will-soodik)</sup> His feature script *God's Country* is in development with 6th & Idaho and Ara Keshishian; the project, a thriller directed by Egor Abramenko and produced by Rafi Crohn and [Matt Reeves](https://www.edgepedia.org/matt-reeves), entered pre-production in February 2023 with Soodik listed as screenwriter.<sup>[3](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)</sup><sup> • </sup><sup>[12](https://www.movieinsider.com/m21291/gods-country)</sup>

## Name and family

Database listings record Soodik under the alternate names William Bromell, Will Bromell, and William Soodik.<sup>[1](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)</sup> The novelist and screenwriter Alfred Henry Bromell (1947–2013) married the writer Trish Soodik (1947–2009), who died of cancer in January 2009; the couple had a son, William.<sup>[13](https://openreview.net/pdf?id=ZcimZzhcjw)</sup> Trish Soodik's IMDb biography records her marriage to Henry Bromell and her career as an actress, producer, and writer on series including *Mad About You* and *Homicide: Life on the Street*.<sup>[14](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814554/)</sup>

## References

1. [Will Soodik: biographie, films et séries, crédits, Nrmagazine](https://www.nrmagazine.com/cinema/people/57962/will-soodik)
2. [Will Soodik, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/fr-ca/name/nm5829994/)
3. [A24 Backrooms press notes (Will Soodik, Writer), Praesens](https://praesens.com/praesens-pro-presse/katalog/backrooms/regional/de/backrooms-press-kit-dch/)
4. [Will Soodik Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/will_soodik)
5. [William Bromell, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/1126/william-bromell)
6. [Will Soodik List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/will-soodik/credits/3061161086/)
7. [Production Weekly, December 2024 issue (Neuromancer listing)](https://intelligence.ensider.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Production-Weekly_12-05-2024.pdf)
8. [Backrooms (2026) synopsis document](https://www.slomp.nl/sites/default/files/backrooms_wacth21.pdf)
9. [Movie Review: 'Backrooms' goes from internet meme to the big screen, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/c7481eab3d0f46436730e88a6ccb9b89)
10. [Уилл Судик (Will Soodik), Кинопоиск](https://www.kinopoisk.ru/name/3398345/)
11. [Will Soodik - History & Filmography, Flickchart](https://www.flickchart.com/professional/will-soodik)
12. [Everything You Need to Know About God's Country, MovieInsider](https://www.movieinsider.com/m21291/gods-country)
13. [Henry Bromell biographical entry, OpenReview conference paper PDF](https://openreview.net/pdf?id=ZcimZzhcjw)
14. [Trish Soodik, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0814554/)

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