Philip Levens is an American screenwriter and television producer known for creating the science-fiction TV mini-series Ascension.
Levens 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]
Philips is married to Carolyn Stotesbery and lives in Los Angeles. The wedding ceremony was held at Saint Helena Catholic Church. [10]
| 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 |
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