Steven S. DeKnight\u00a0(born October 28, 1965)\u00a0is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the\u00a0Starz\u00a0series\u00a0Spartacus, including\u00a0Spartacus: Blood and Sand,\u00a0Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,\u00a0Spartacus: Vengeance, and\u00a0Spartacus: War of the Damned, as well as developing the\u00a0first season\u00a0of\u00a0Marvel’s Daredevil\u00a0and\u00a0Jupiter’s Legacy\u00a0for\u00a0Netflix.<\/p>\n
DeKnight previously worked on\u00a0\u00a0Smallville,\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and\u00a0Angel. He also wrote “Swell”, a story in the\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight\u00a0comic series. He served as a consulting producer on\u00a0Joss Whedon’s television series\u00a0Dollhouse.<\/p>\n
In May 2014, DeKnight reportedly took over show running duties for the first season of the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0exclusive television series\u00a0Daredevil from\u00a0Drew Goddard, after Goddard’s departure due to scheduling conflicts with directing\u00a0Sinister Six.\u00a0Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez later replaced him to serve as co-showrunners for the series’ second season.<\/p>\n
In 2015, DeKnight joined the\u00a0Transformers Cinematic Universe\u00a0franchise’s writers room, where\u00a0Paramount Pictures\u00a0hired multiple noted screenwriters to flesh out the film series’ future. He directed the science fiction sequel\u00a0Pacific Rim Uprising. The original film’s director,\u00a0Guillermo del Toro, remained on the film as producer.<\/p>\n
On July 17, 2018, it was announced that DeKnight would be credited as a showrunner and executive producer alongside\u00a0Lorenzo di Bonaventura\u00a0and Dan McDermott in the\u00a0superhero series\u00a0Jupiter’s Legacy.\u00a0On September 16, 2019, it was confirmed that DeKnight departed the series as a showrunner over creative differences amid the first season’s production.<\/p>\n
On April 15, 2019, DeKnight joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of the\u00a0WGA’s\u00a0stand against the\u00a0ATA\u00a0and the practice of\u00a0packaging.<\/p>\n
In November 2023, Starz greenlighted the new 10-episode drama series\u00a0Spartacus: House of Ashur\u00a0with the return of DeKnight to the franchise, serving as showrunner and executive producer.<\/p>\n
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Steven S. DeKnight\u00a0(born October 28, 1965)\u00a0is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is best known for being the creator, head writer, and executive producer of the\u00a0Starz\u00a0series\u00a0Spartacus, including\u00a0Spartacus: Blood and Sand,\u00a0Spartacus: Gods of the Arena,\u00a0Spartacus: Vengeance, and\u00a0Spartacus: War of the Damned, as well as developing the\u00a0first season\u00a0of\u00a0Marvel’s Daredevil\u00a0and\u00a0Jupiter’s Legacy\u00a0for\u00a0Netflix. DeKnight previously worked on\u00a0\u00a0Smallville,\u00a0Buffy the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-24501","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n