Philip Levens is an American screenwriter and television producer known for creating the science-fiction TV mini-series Ascension.
Education and career
editLevens grew up in Lubbock, Texas and attended The University of Texas at Austin.[1] He initially wrote and produced on UPN's All Souls, The CW's Smallville, CBS's Wolf Lake, and Fox's Night Visions.[2]
In 2000, Levens sold his one-hour dramedy "Red Shift" to UPN and rewrote "Old City" for Jan de Bont.[3] Philip also sold "Red Queen" for ABC, "Finders/Keepers" for USA, "Nightwatch" for Fox, and adapted the graphic novel Rest for NBC.[1]
Levens was writing a screenplay draft for the "WonderWoman" feature film until he was replaced by Laeta Kalogridis in 2003.[4]
In 2006, he wrote and executive produced the series South Beach for UPN, along with Jennifer Lopez.[5] He subsequently wrote for NBC's Knight Rider, R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series.[6]
In 2014, Levens created and was the showrunner of the limited series Ascension for SyFy, inspired by the real-life Project Orion (nuclear propulsion).[7]
Levens also wrote "The Accused" for A&E (TV channel), and two projects for CBS, "Interest of Justice" and "The Case Runner".[6]
He and his wife, Carolyn Stotesbery-Levens wrote "Menace of Venice" for Todd Garner's Broken Road Productions.[8][9]
Personal life
editPhilips is married to Carolyn Stotesbery and lives in Los Angeles. The wedding ceremony was held at Saint Helena Catholic Church.[10]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Smallville | Producer/writer |
| 2006 | South Beach | |
| 2007 | Hush Little Baby | |
| 2008 | Knight Rider | |
| 2014 | Ascension | |
| 1999 | The Puzzle | Writer |
| 2001 | All Souls | |
| 2002 | Shadow Realm | |
| 2002 | Night Visions | |
| 2006 | South Beach | |
| 2007 | Hush Little Baby | |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | |
| 2001-02 | Wolf Lake | executive story editor |
References
edit- ^ a b kdw2566 (2017-02-17). "Philip Levens - November 10, 2016". Radio Television Film | Moody College. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
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- ^ "Philip Levens". Variety. 2000-11-26. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ "Wonder Woman, Boondocks, Asterix 3, Enquete Corse, Spider-Man 2 and Hellboy: Comics2Film wrap for August 12, 2003". CBR. 2003-08-12. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Adalian, Josef; Schneider, Michael (2005-03-02). "Pilots land in sand". Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ^ a b "Philip Levens's schedule for 2019 Austin Film Festival & Conference". 2019austinfilmfestivalconfe.sched.com. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ Barr, Merrill. "'Ascension' Creator on the Big Reveal and More". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
- ^ "AFF26 - Philip Levens & Carolyn Stotesbery-Levens", Unstuck Creative Podcast
- ^ Dow, Lainey "Vineyard Vows: A Stunning Outdoor Wedding Reception at Harvest Inn In Napa Valley", California Wedding Day
- ^ "Vineyard Vows: A Stunning Outdoor Wedding Reception At Harvest Inn In Napa Valley". California Wedding Day. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-07-16.