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Dean Devlin

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Dean Devlin
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Dean Devlin has produced and co-written some of the most successful feature films of all time -- Independence Day, Stargate, and Godzilla -- which collectively grossed more than 1.4 billion dollars worldwide. In May of 2001, he founded Electric Entertainment, where he serves as chairman and CEO. The full-service film, television and worldwide sales and distribution company also houses Electric Post, a state-of-the-art digital effect and postproduction facility.

Electric is rapidly expanding under Devlin's leadership. The company recently launched its OTT app and FAST channel, ElectricNOW, which is a one-stop shop for fans to enjoy all their favorite shows free, also available in a 24/7 live streaming broadcast. ElectricNOW hosts Electric's newly launched podcast network, Electric Surge, and is available on numerous platforms including The Roku Channel, Plex, STIRR, Local Now, Sling TV, TiVo Plus, IMDb TV, Redbox, XUMO, Distro TV, and Select TV.

Electric Entertainment is in production with several highly anticipated films and TV series. Devlin recently served as executive producer, writer, and director on the smash hit reboot of "Leverage", "Leverage: Redemption", which is now streaming on Amazon's IMDb TV. He also serves as co-showrunner, co-creator, and writer for "Almost Paradise," starring Christian Kane, which aired on WGNA spring 2020 and is available on IMDb TV. He is executive producer of "The Outpost", which aired its fourth season on The CW in July 2021.

Devlin executive-produced five seasons of the action-packed TNT series, "Leverage," three "The Librarian" movies of the week for TNT, starring Noah Wyle, which led to four seasons of "The Librarians" series starring Wyle, Rebecca Romijn and John Larroquette. In 2005, he executive produced, along with Bryan Singer, the Emmy-winning SyFy project, "The Triangle".

Devlin directed and produced Bad Samaritan, which stars David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, and was released on 2,000 screens through Electric's distribution arm. Also, under the Electric banner, Devlin produced the upcoming full-length feature, The Deal, the dystopian drama directed by Orsi Nagypál.

Prior to forming Electric Entertainment, Devlin produced the Mel Gibson period drama, The Patriot, which was nominated for three Academy Awards® and earned Gibson a People's Choice Award for Best Actor.
BornAugust 27, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Known for

    Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    7.0
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 1996
    Godzilla (1998)
    Godzilla
    5.5
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 1998
    Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Independence Day: Resurgence
    5.2
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2016
    Stargate (1994)
    Stargate
    7.0
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Producer



    • The Librarians: The Next Chapter
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Stargate
      • producer
      • In Development



    • Treksperts Briefing Room (2021)
      Treksperts Briefing Room
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Leverage: Redemption (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2025
    • Lisa Brenner in The Ark (2023)
      The Ark
      5.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2024
    • Con Daily
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The 4:30 Movie (2018)
      The 4:30 Movie
      8.2
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2024
    • Best Movies Never Made (2019)
      Best Movies Never Made
      6.6
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2024
    • Inglorious Treksperts (2018)
      Inglorious Treksperts
      8.4
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2023
    • Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer (showrunner)
      • 2020–2023
    • After the Ark
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Leverage: Redemption Aftershow (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption Aftershow
      7.6
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2023
    • Sumalee Montano and Emma Fischer in The Deal (2022)
      The Deal
      4.6
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Jessica Green in The Outpost (2018)
      The Outpost
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018–2021
    • David Tennant and Robert Sheehan in Bad Samaritan (2018)
      Bad Samaritan
      6.4
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Kim in The Librarians (2014)
      The Librarians
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014–2018
    • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
      Geostorm
      5.3
      • producer (produced by, p.g.a.)
      • 2017

    Writer



    • The Librarians: The Next Chapter
      • written by
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Stargate
      • created by (creator)
      • In Development



    • Lisa Brenner in The Ark (2023)
      The Ark
      5.7
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2023–2024
    • Almost Paradise (2020)
      Almost Paradise
      7.5
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by (creator)
      • 2020–2023
    • Leverage: Redemption (2021)
      Leverage: Redemption
      8.1
      TV Series
      • story by
      • 2021–2022
    • Stargate Origins: Catherine (2018)
      Stargate Origins: Catherine
      4.0
      TV Series
      • based on characters created by
      • 2018
    • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
      Geostorm
      5.3
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Kim in The Librarians (2014)
      The Librarians
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
      Independence Day: Resurgence
      5.2
      • based on characters created by
      • screenplay by
      • story by
      • 2016
    • Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Scott Adkins in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
      Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
      5.1
      • based on characters created by (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Robert Carlyle, Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na Wen, Louis Ferreira, Alaina Huffman, Jamil Walker Smith, Elyse Levesque, Brian J. Smith, and David Blue in Stargate Universe (2009)
      Stargate Universe
      7.6
      TV Series
      • based on a concept by (uncredited)
      • 2009–2011
    • Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Andrei Arlovski in Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
      Universal Soldier: Regeneration
      5.3
      • based on characters created by
      • 2009
    • Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009)
      Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut
      8.0
      Video
      • based on a concept by
      • 2009
    • Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, and Mitch Pileggi in Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
      Stargate: Atlantis
      8.1
      TV Series
      • based on a concept by (uncredited)
      • 2004–2009
    • Universal Soldier: Alternate Ending (2008)
      Universal Soldier: Alternate Ending
      Video
      • written by
      • 2008
    • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
      Leverage
      7.9
      TV Series
      • story
      • 2008
    • Stargate: Continuum (2008)
      Stargate: Continuum
      7.4
      Video
      • based on a concept by (uncredited)
      • 2008

    Actor



    • Kim Basinger, William H. Macy, Jason Statham, and Chris Evans in Cellular (2004)
      Cellular
      6.5
      • Cab Driver (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • Independence Day (1996)
      Independence Day
      7.0
      • Eagle 2 Pilot (voice, uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Deborah Driggs and Michael Nouri in Total Exposure (1991)
      Total Exposure
      4.3
      • Adult Bookstore Manager
      • 1991
    • Michael Paré in Moon 44 (1990)
      Moon 44
      5.1
      • Tyler
      • 1990
    • Island Son (1989)
      Island Son
      7.4
      TV Series
      • 1989–1990
    • Martians Go Home (1989)
      Martians Go Home
      3.2
      • Joe Fledermaus
      • 1989
    • Kelly Rutherford, Anthony Addabbo, and Kristoff St. John in Generations (1989)
      Generations
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Chris Mendoza #2
      • 1989
    • Hard Copy (1987)
      Hard Copy
      4.3
      TV Series
      • David Del Valle
      • 1987
    • L.A. Law (1986)
      L.A. Law
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Jeffrey Sullivan
      • 1986
    • 3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
      3:15 the Moment of Truth
      5.6
      • Gum chewer
      • 1986
    • This Is the Life (1952)
      This Is the Life
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Gabriel Ortiz
      • 1985
    • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
      Hardcastle and McCormick
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Victor Hernandez
      • 1985
    • North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
      North Beach and Rawhide
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Pedro Sanchez
      • 1985
    • Lydia Cornell, Jim J. Bullock, Nancy Dussault, Ted Knight, and Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
      Too Close for Comfort
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Alan Donnelly
      • 1985
    • Misfits of Science (1985)
      Misfits of Science
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Angel
      • 1985

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    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • August 27, 1962
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Lisa BrennerJuly 4, 2003 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Hannah Devlin
    • Parents
        Pilar Seurat
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      • 3 Interviews
      • 1 Pictorial

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      Attended high school with Kevin Spacey.
    • Quotes
      It was a total revelation to me" - talking of the experience of seeing Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Trademark
        Frequently works with Roland Emmerich.

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      62 years old
    • When was Dean Devlin born?
      August 27, 1962
    • Where was Dean Devlin born?
      New York City, New York, USA
    • How tall is Dean Devlin?
      5 feet 10 inches, or 1.78 meters
    • What is Dean Devlin known for?
      Stargate, Independence Day, Godzilla, and Independence Day: Resurgence

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