Steven S. DeKnight (born April 8, 1964) is an American screenwriter,
television producer, and director. He is best known for being the
creator, head writer, and executive producer of the Starz series
Spartacus, including Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the
Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance, and Spartacus: War of the Damned.DeKnight
previously worked on Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel.
He also wrote "Swell", a story in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season
eight comic series, and served as a consulting producer on Joss
Whedon's television series Dollhouse.In May 2014, DeKnight was
reported to be taking over showrunning duties for the first season on
the Netflix exclusive television series Daredevil from Drew Goddard,
after Goddard's departure due to scheduling conflicts with directing
Sinister Six. He was later replaced by Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez
to serve as co-showrunners for the second season of the series.In
2015, DeKnight joined the Transformers Cinematic Universe franchise's
writers room, where Paramount Pictures hired multiple noted
screenwriters to flesh out the future of the film series. He directed
the science fiction sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising. The original film's
director, Guillermo del Toro, remained on the film in the role of
producer.
television producer, and director. He is best known for being the
creator, head writer, and executive producer of the Starz series
Spartacus, including Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the
Arena, Spartacus: Vengeance, and Spartacus: War of the Damned.DeKnight
previously worked on Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel.
He also wrote "Swell", a story in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season
eight comic series, and served as a consulting producer on Joss
Whedon's television series Dollhouse.In May 2014, DeKnight was
reported to be taking over showrunning duties for the first season on
the Netflix exclusive television series Daredevil from Drew Goddard,
after Goddard's departure due to scheduling conflicts with directing
Sinister Six. He was later replaced by Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez
to serve as co-showrunners for the second season of the series.In
2015, DeKnight joined the Transformers Cinematic Universe franchise's
writers room, where Paramount Pictures hired multiple noted
screenwriters to flesh out the future of the film series. He directed
the science fiction sequel Pacific Rim: Uprising. The original film's
director, Guillermo del Toro, remained on the film in the role of
producer.
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