Jim McKay is an American film and television director, producer and writer.
He has directed episodes of The Wire, Treme,[1] Better Call Saul, Big Love, Criminal Intent and Mr.
Robot as well as writing and directing Everyday People and Angel Rodriguez.
[2][3] Show runner David Simon had seen McKay's HBO films and describes them as "masterful, ordinary-life movies" and thought that McKay would be perfect for the series based on their shared characteristics of accumulating drama in small moments.
[4] McKay has worked with several cast members of the show on other projects including Reg E. Cathey and Jamie Hector on Everyday People and Wendell Pierce on Life Support.