Jonathan E. Steinberg is an American television producer, screenwriter, and director. Along with Josh Schaer and Stephen Chbosky, he co-created the television series Jericho,[1] where he served as writer, producer and executive story editor,[2] Jericho ran on CBS from September 20, 2006, through March 25, 2008.[3]
Jonathan E. Steinberg | |
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| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter Television producer Showrunner |
| Years active | 2006–present |
In 2010 Steinberg developed the television series Human Target,[4] loosely based on the DC Comics series Human Target, for Fox.[4][1] He served as writer, executive producer[2] and showrunner[5] for the first season, before producer Matt Miller was brought in as showrunner for the second season.[6][7] Steinberg remained an executive producer.[5]
January 2014 saw the premiere of the TV series Black Sails on the Starz channel, of which Steinberg is co-creator, executive producer and showrunner.
He is currently working on The Old Man for FX and Percy Jackson & the Olympians for Disney+.[8]
Steinberg is also the brother-in-law of Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro. He graduated from Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[9]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Writer | Executive producer |
Creator | Director | |||
| 2006–2008 | Jericho | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-creator, wrote 6 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | Human Target | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Developer, wrote 8 episodes |
| 2014–2017 | Black Sails | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-creator, wrote 21 episodes Directed: "XXXVIII." |
| 2019 | See | Yes | Yes | No | No | Co-wrote 2 episodes |
| 2022–present | The Old Man | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-wrote 7 episodes |
| 2023–present | Percy Jackson and the Olympians | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Co-creator, Showrunner, co-wrote 6 episodes |
| 2024 | War Game | No | Yes | No | No | Documentary film |
References
edit- ^ a b MacIntyre, April (January 4, 2010). "FOX series Human Target features Jackie Earle Haley, Chi McBride (Video)". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b "Jonathan E. Steinberg Credits". TV.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Aw Nuts: CBS Pulls Plug On Jericho". CBS News. March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Brian (January 26, 2010). "Jackie Earle Haley and Jonathan E. Steinberg Talk Human Target". Movieweb.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ a b Orange, B. Allan (February 2, 2011). "Mark Valley Talks Human Target Season 2 Finale". Movieweb.com. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Sepinwall, Alan (August 5, 2010). "Press tour: New 'Human Target' producer Matt Miller has a few changes to make". HitFix. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ Cullen, Ian (December 7, 2010). "Showrunner Matt Miller interview, 'Human Target' on FOX". Monsters and Critics. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Vroom, Vroom in the Writers' Room | Rick Riordan". July 13, 2021. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jonathan E. Steinberg | the Old Man".