Dean's Filmography
Dean Devlin
Chief Executive Officer
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 worldwide. Founded by Devlin in May 2001, Electric Entertainment recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. Devlin serves as chairman and CEO of the Company. Electric is a full-service production, sales, and distribution company. Electric is rapidly expanding under Devlin’s leadership. The company recently launched its premium OTT app and FAST channel, ElectricNOW, which is a one-stop shop for fans to enjoy all their favorite shows for free, also available in a 24/7 live streaming broadcast. ElectricNOW is available on numerous platforms including The Roku Channel, Samsung TV+, Vizio WatchFree+, LG Channels, Amazon Prime Video, Sling Freestream, Plex, STIRR, Local Now, Xperi/TiVo Plus, XUMO, TCL TV+, CW, Stremium, Hisense Vidaa, OTT Studios, Xiaomi, Anoki, Fubo, Philo, MyBundle.com TV, Freecast, Mometu, and FreebieTV.
Next up for Electric Entertainment is the highly anticipated premiere of Season 3 of the SYFY Original Series “The Ark” on July 29, 2026. Season 1 of “The Ark” premiered in February 2023 and Season 2 of “The Ark” premiered in July 2024. Dean serves as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner. Devlin recently served as executive producer, writer, and director on the smash hit reboot of “Leverage,” “Leverage: Redemption,” which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Season 3 of “Leverage: Redemption” premiered in April 2025 on Amazon Prime Video. He also serves as co-showrunner, co-creator, and writer for “Almost Paradise,” starring Christian Kane, which aired on WGN America in spring 2020 and is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Season 2 of “Almost Paradise” premiered in July 2023. He is executive producer of “The Outpost,” which aired its fourth season on The CW in July 2021, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Devlin executive-produced five seasons of the action-packed TNT series “Leverage,” and three “The Librarian” movies of the week for TNT starring Noah Wyle, which led to four seasons of “The Librarians,” starring Wyle, Rebecca Romijn, and John Larroquette. A new spin-off series, entitled “The Librarians: The Next Chapter,” premiered in May 2025 on TNT. Season 2 of “The Librarians: The Next Chapter” will premiere on August 2, 2026, on TNT.
In 2005, he executive produced, along with Bryan Singer, the Emmy-winning Syfy project, “The Triangle.”
On the theatrical side, Devlin directed and produced “BAD SAMARITAN,” which stars David Tennant and Robert Sheehan and was released in 2018 through Electric’s distribution arm. Also, under the Electric banner, Devlin produced the full-length feature “THE DEAL,” the dystopian drama directed by Orsi Nagypál. Devlin also executive produced the feature film “ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY,” a comedy based on true-life events, which was written, produced by and stars Lisa Brenner (“SAY MY NAME,” “THE PATRIOT”) and the late Linda Lavin.
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.