Benji Samit
Writer | Producer | Additional Crew

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Benji Samit

Writer | Producer | Additional Crew

Known for Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019), Koala Man, The Addams Family 2 (2021), Ultra Violet & Blue Demon

Details

Jul 21, 1984 (age 37) | 6' 4" (1.93m)

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30 titles

Projects in Development (5 titles)	Budget
Gilligan's Island Writer Writer See fewer
Heavy Duty Writer Writer See fewer
Koala Man (TV Series) - Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
Night Wolf Writer Writer See fewer
The Villas Writer Writer See fewer

Television in Production (2 titles)	Episodes	Status
Ultra Violet & Blue Demon (TV Series) - Executive Producer, Writer Executive Producer, Writer See fewer		Post-Prod
Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion (2022) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (1 episode, 2022) Executive Producer (1 episode, 2022) See fewer — The Violet Behind the Ultra (Jun 3, 2022) Season 1, Episode 1 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	1

Past Film & Video (8 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
The Addams Family 2 (2021) Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) See fewer		$17MM	$56MM	$120MM
Live from the Space Stage: A HALYX Story (2020) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Lovebirds (2020) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) Writer (screenplay by), Writer (story by) See fewer	$150MM	$54MM	$144MM	$433MM
Dr. Terry Richard Bazes, Author of Lizard World, Presents Old People Eating Eggs in (2013) (Short) - Director, Writer (adaptation) Director, Writer (adaptation) See fewer
Security of State: Campus Cops (2009) (Short) - Assistant Camera Assistant Camera See fewer
Kujira (2008) Associate Producer Associate Producer See fewer
My Girlfriend's Abroad (2006) Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, Writer Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Sound Editor, Writer See fewer

Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
Central Park (2020–2022) (TV Series) - Consulting Producer (18 episodes, 2020), Writer (2 episodes, 2021), Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2022) Consulting Producer (18 episodes, 2020), Writer (2 episodes, 2021), Writer (teleplay by) (1 episode, 2022) See fewer The Lyin' in Winter (Apr 8, 2022) Season 2, Episode 16 - Writer (teleplay by) Writer (teleplay by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	19
The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020) (TV Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
The Tick (2019) (TV Series) - Consulting Producer (10 episodes, 2019), Writer (1 episode, 2019) Consulting Producer (10 episodes, 2019), Writer (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Choose Love! (Apr 5, 2019) Season 2, Episode 10 - Consulting Producer Consulting Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
One Day at a Time (2017–2019) (TV Series) - Co-Executive Producer (13 episodes, 2019), Supervising Producer (13 episodes, 2018), Producer (13 episodes, 2017), Writer (5 episodes, 2017) Co-Executive Producer (13 episodes, 2019), Supervising Producer (13 episodes, 2018), Producer (13 episodes, 2017), Writer (5 episodes, 2017) See fewer Ghosts (Feb 8, 2019) Season 3, Episode 13 - Co-Executive Producer Co-Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	39
Con Man (2015) (TV Series) - Comic Book Store Patron (1 episode, 2015) Comic Book Store Patron (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Thank You for Your Service (Oct 14, 2015) Season 1, Episode 10 - Comic Book Store Patron (uncredited) Comic Book Store Patron (uncredited) See fewer	1
Super Fun Night (2013–2014) (TV Series) - Story Editor (16 episodes, 2013), Writer (2 episodes, 2014) Story Editor (16 episodes, 2013), Writer (2 episodes, 2014) See fewer ...Till the Fat Lady Sings (Feb 19, 2014) Season 1, Episode 17 - Story Editor Story Editor See fewer See more See fewer Loading	16
1600 Penn (2013) (TV Series) - Writer (staff writer) (12 episodes, 2013), Writer (1 episode, 2013) Writer (staff writer) (12 episodes, 2013), Writer (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Marry Me, Baby (Mar 28, 2013) Season 1, Episode 13 - Writer (staff writer) Writer (staff writer) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) (TV Mini-series) - Very Special Thanks (3 episodes, 2008) Very Special Thanks (3 episodes, 2008) See fewer Act III (Jul 19, 2008) Season 1, Episode 3 - Very Special Thanks Very Special Thanks See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
Too Late with Adam Carolla (2005– ) (TV Series) - Production Assistant Production Assistant See fewer
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003– ) (TV Series) - Production Intern Production Intern See fewer
Body & Soul (2002) (TV Series) - Assistant To Writer Assistant To Writer See fewer

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Self (4 titles)
The George Lucas Talk Show (2020) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2020) Self (3 episodes, 2020) See fewer The George Lucas Talk Show Holiday Special (Dec 20, 2020) Season 1, Episode 33 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
PENdemic with Joel Silberman (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit (May 15, 2020) Season 1, Episode 28 - Self Self See fewer
Blank Check with Griffin & David (2019) (Podcast Series) - Self (1 episode, 2019) Self (1 episode, 2019) See fewer Pokemon: Detective Pikachu with Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit (May 12, 2019) Season 69, Episode 26 - Self Self See fewer
Bulletproof Screenwriting Show (2018– ) (TV Series) - Self (2022) Self (2022) See fewer

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