Peter M. Lenkov (born 9 May 1964) is a Canadian television and film writer, producer, and comic book author. He is best known as the showrunner of the reboot series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'', all of which aired on

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when he was showrunner.

Early life

Lenkov was born in

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, Canada in 1964 and he studied film at

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in the 1980s. His family includes a younger brother, Jeff, who is a California-based lawyer, sports agent and professor.

Career and awards

Lenkov's notable work includes the TV series ''

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'', ''

'', '' 24'' and ''

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'' and films such as ''

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'', '' Demolition Man'' and ''

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''. In comics, he wrote ''

'' and '' Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained'', for which he was nominated for the

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. In 2005, he was nominated for an

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for his work on the hit TV series ''24''. In 2009, he wrote an episode of ''CSI: NY'' for which acclaimed actor

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was nominated for an Emmy for Guest Star. In 2011, ''Hawaii Five-0'' was awarded Best New Drama at the People's Choice Awards. Other awards include a CAPE Award for Best Drama for ''Hawaii Five-0'', a Media Access Award for his work on ''CSI: NY'' and a Huntington Disease Honor for an episode of ''

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''. In 2010, Lenkov launched his reboot of the long-running CBS series ''Hawaii Five-0'', which formerly aired on CBS and in over 200 countries around the world. He also created "Metajets" and "Kung Fu Dino Posse", two new animated TV shows. Lenkov executive produced the NBC mini-series entitled ''

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'', based on the popular graphic novel and

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by the same name. ''XIII'' stars

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and

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. The two part film served as a pilot for a cable TV series ''

'' which began airing in 2011. In 2011, a feature film based on ''

'' began shooting. ''

'' starred Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds and Kevin Bacon, and was released by Universal in summer 2013. In 2011, he signed a deal with CBS TV Studios. In 2022, Lenkov was the executive producer of four feature films: ''The Wind & The Reckoning'', ''Shelter In Solitude'', ''Marlowe'' and ''R.I.P.D. 2''. Lenkov is also developing numerous properties, including writing a new graphic novel. In 2021, Lenkov also purchased a minority interest in several minor league sports teams.

Allegations and termination

Lenkov was fired from his CBS shows on 7 July 2020 due to reports that he fostered a "toxic work environment". ''MacGyver'' star

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reported being suicidal due to Lenkov's body shaming.

Credits

Writer

* '' Demolition Man'' (1993) * ''

'' (1993) * '' Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms'' (1998) * '' Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business'' (1998) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002; uncredited rewrites)

Producer

* ''

'' (1993) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * ''

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2013)

TV

Writer/producer

Writer (animated)

* ''

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'' (2009) * ''

Kung Fu Dino Posse ''Kung Fu Dino Posse'' is an animated television series created by Peter M. Lenkov and produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment Inc., Sunwoo Entertainment Co. Ltd., Sunwoo Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd., and Optix Entertainment GmbH. It premiered on CITV ...

'' (2009)

Comics

* '' Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained'' (with

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, 4 part mini-series,

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, 2003

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, 2003 ) * ''

'' 2001

References

External links

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