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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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Timothy Hutton and Dean Devlin in Leverage (2008)
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Executive producer ROLAND EMMERICH and producer DEAN DEVLIN
Director Rolan Emmerich with producer Dean Devlin
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Dean Devlin at an event for Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)
Dean Devlin, Lisa Brenner, and Amy Smart at an event for Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006)

Known for

Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
7.0
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1996
Godzilla (1998)
Godzilla
5.4
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1998
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence
5.2
  • Producer(p.g.a.)
  • 2016
Stargate (1994)
Stargate
7.0
  • Producer
  • 1994

Credits

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Producer

  • Stargate
    • In Development
  • Inglorious Treksperts (2018)
    Inglorious Treksperts
  • Lisa Brenner in The Ark (2023)
    The Ark
    • (co-showrunner)
  • Treksperts Briefing Room (2021)
    Treksperts Briefing Room
  • Leverage: Redemption Aftershow
  • Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Andrea Navedo, Beth Riesgraf, and Aleyse Shannon in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
    Leverage: Redemption
  • Mark A. Altman, Daren Dochterman, and Ashley Miller in Deck 78: An Inglorious Treksperts Podcast (2022)
    Deck 78: An Inglorious Treksperts Podcast
  • Sumalee Montano and Emma Fischer in The Deal (2022)
    The Deal
  • The 4:30 Movie Podcast (2019)
    The 4:30 Movie Podcast
  • Jessica Green in The Outpost (2018)
    The Outpost
  • Christian Kane in Almost Paradise (2020)
    Almost Paradise
    • (showrunner)
  • Best Movies Never Made Podcast (2019)
    Best Movies Never Made Podcast
  • David Tennant and Robert Sheehan in Bad Samaritan (2018)
    Bad Samaritan
  • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Harlan Kim in The Librarians (2014)
    The Librarians
  • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
    Geostorm
    • (produced by, p.g.a.)
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Independence Day: Resurgence
    • (p.g.a.)

Writer

  • Stargate
    • (creator)
    • In Development
  • Lisa Brenner in The Ark (2023)
    The Ark
    • (creator)
  • Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Andrea Navedo, Beth Riesgraf, and Aleyse Shannon in Leverage: Redemption (2021)
    Leverage: Redemption
  • Christian Kane in Almost Paradise (2020)
    Almost Paradise
    • (creator)
  • Stargate Origins: Catherine (2018)
    Stargate Origins: Catherine
  • Stargate Origins (2018)
    Stargate Origins
  • Talitha Eliana Bateman in Geostorm (2017)
    Geostorm
  • Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Larroquette, and John Harlan Kim in The Librarians (2014)
    The Librarians
  • Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
    Independence Day: Resurgence
  • Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme in Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
    Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
    • (uncredited)
  • 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
    • (uncredited)
  • Universal Soldier: Regeneration (2009)
    Universal Soldier: Regeneration
  • Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut (2009)
    Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut
  • Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Torri Higginson, Rachel Luttrell, Paul McGillion, Jason Momoa, and Mitch Pileggi in Stargate: Atlantis (2004)
    Stargate: Atlantis
    • (uncredited)
  • Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Aldis Hodge, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf in Leverage (2008)
    Leverage
  • Stargate: Continuum (2008)
    Stargate: Continuum
    • (uncredited)

Actor

  • Kim Basinger, William H. Macy, Jason Statham, and Chris Evans in Cellular (2004)
    Cellular
    • (uncredited)
  • Independence Day (1996)
    Independence Day
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Deborah Driggs and Michael Nouri in Total Exposure (1991)
    Total Exposure
  • Michael Paré in Moon 44 (1990)
    Moon 44
  • Island Son (1989)
    Island Son
  • Martians Go Home (1989)
    Martians Go Home
  • Kelly Rutherford, Anthony Addabbo, and Kristoff St. John in Generations (1989)
    Generations
  • Hard Copy (1987)
    Hard Copy
  • L.A. Law (1986)
    L.A. Law
  • 3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986)
    3:15 the Moment of Truth
  • This Is the Life (1952)
    This Is the Life
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
    Hardcastle and McCormick
  • North Beach and Rawhide (1985)
    North Beach and Rawhide
  • Deborah Van Valkenburgh in Too Close for Comfort (1980)
    Too Close for Comfort
  • Courteney Cox, Kevin Peter Hall, Dean Paul Martin, and Mark Thomas Miller in Misfits of Science (1985)
    Misfits of Science
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Personal details

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    • Electric Entertainment Profile
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    • August 27, 1962
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Lisa BrennerJuly 4, 2003 - present
    • Hannah Devlin
    • Pilar Seurat
    • Don Cerveris(Stepparent)
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Dean's mother, Pilar Seurat, had a supporting role in the Star Trek (1966) episode, Wolf in the Fold (1967), and she brought home a "phaser gun" souvenir for him. He was a young sci-fi fan.
  • Quotes
    It was a total revelation to me" - talking of the experience of seeing Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Frequently works with Roland Emmerich.

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