---
name: "John Hlavin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-hlavin"
fi1m_id: "john-hlavin"
imdb_id: "nm0387198"
tmdb_id: 146142
roles: ["Writer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-19T04:11:04.180802+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# John Hlavin

## Identity

John Hlavin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-hlavin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-hlavin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0387198
- **TMDB ID:** 146142
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/146142

Writer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Active:** 2002–present
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387198/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/146142

## Coming up

- *Nocturne* (2026-10-29), Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/nocturne.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

John Hlavin is a writer and producer for television and film. His early television work includes writing episodes and serving as story editor on *The Shield* (2002), contributing to the series' final season.

He created the series *Shooter* (2016–2018), on which he also served as executive producer. Other credits include writing for *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), again as executive producer and showrunner for two episodes, and the screenplay and story for the film *Underworld: Awakening* (2012). Additional television writing includes *Trust Me* (2009), *Blood Drive* (2017), *Day Break* (2007) and *E-Ring* (2005). Upcoming projects include *One Mile* (2026).

*Sources: imdb.com, theshield.fandom.com, hollywoodreporter.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)

## Complete filmography (8)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Nocturne* (2026), series, Executive Producer — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/tv/nocturne.md)
- *One Mile: Chapter Two* (2026), Writer, Executive Producer
- *One Mile: Chapter One* (2026), Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Teleplay, Writer
- *Blood Drive* (2017), Executive Producer
- *Shooter* (2016), series, Executive Producer, Creator
- *Underworld: Awakening* (2012), Story, Screenplay
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Writer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-hlavin