---
name: "John Levenstein"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-levenstein"
fi1m_id: "john-levenstein"
imdb_id: "nm0505276"
tmdb_id: 1237326
roles: ["Writer","Producer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:33:49.017937+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 Levenstein

## Identity

John Levenstein

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-levenstein
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-levenstein
- **IMDb ID:** nm0505276
- **TMDB ID:** 1237326
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1237326

Writer and producer.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer, Producer
- **Active:** 2003–2014
- **Frequently works with:** [Ron Weiner](https://film.one/person/ron-weiner.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as writer, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 87 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505276/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1237326

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Arrested Development*](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md) (87)
- **HBO Max:** [*Silicon Valley*](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md) (82)

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

## Biography

John Levenstein is a television writer and producer. He wrote six episodes of the series *Arrested Development* (2003–2019) and served as co-executive producer and consulting producer on the show. He received a Primetime Emmy Award as co-executive producer for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2004.

Levenstein has worked on several other comedy series. His credits include writing and co-executive producing on *Silicon Valley* (2014–2016), writing episodes of *Baskets* (2016–2019) and *Kroll Show* (2013–2015, where he was also executive producer and creator), and writing the 2019 television film *Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein*. He is a Yale graduate.

*Sources: imdb.com, yaledailynews.com, televisionacademy.com, zulkey.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Silicon Valley* (2014), Fi1m 82, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *Arrested Development* (2003), Fi1m 87, Consulting Producer, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *HouseBroken* (2021), series, Writer
- *Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein* (2019), Writer, Executive Producer
- *The Adult Swim Golf Classic* (2016), as Greenskeeper Levenstein
- *Baskets* (2016), series, as Judge · Writer
- *Man Seeking Woman* (2015), series, Actor
- *Silicon Valley* (2014), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/silicon-valley.md)
- *The Inbetweeners* (2012), series, Co-Executive Producer, Writer
- *Arrested Development* (2003), series, Co-Executive Producer, Consulting Producer, Writer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/arrested-development.md)
- *Infinite Escher* (1990), Screenplay
- *Illegally Yours* (1988), Writer
- *Television Parts Home Companion* (1985), Writer

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